Houghton-le-Spring, Copt Hill Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(3188): Houghton-le-Spring, Copt Hill Quarry - Details

HER Number:
3188

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Copt Hill Quarry

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ34NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Copt Hill Quarry in association with an ‘Old’ lime kiln.

Easting:
3528

Northing:
4928

Grid Reference:
NZ35284928

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3188 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20