North Shields, Dortwich Sands Salt Pans

HER Number:
4564

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Dortwich Sands Salt Pans

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Chemical Works

Site Type: Specific:
Salt Works

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Craster states that in the mid 17th century there were salt pans at the western end of Dortwick where sands stretched out across the Tyne.

Easting:
3550

Northing:
6758

Grid Reference:
NZ35506758

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4564 >> H.H.E. Craster, 1907, History of Northumberland, Vol. VIII, p 306