Wrekenton, Mossheap Quarries (South)

Tyne and Wear HER(3852): Wrekenton, Mossheap Quarries (South) - Details

HER Number:
3852

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Wrekenton, Mossheap Quarries (South)

Place:
Wrekenton

Map Sheet:
NZ25NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This is one of two quarries named Mossheap on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan.

Easting:
2708

Northing:
5947

Grid Reference:
NZ27085947

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3852 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7