Benwell, Clay Pits

HER Number:
4099

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, Clay Pits

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Clay Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Clay Pit

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Clay pits are shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, along with a gingang, suggesting the presence of underground workings. These are not shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey plan, however, so were probably out of use by 1895.

Easting:
2266

Northing:
6445

Grid Reference:
NZ22666445

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4099 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97