West Brunton, WW1 horse training and marshalling area

HER Number:
5031

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
West Brunton, WW1 horse training and marshalling area

Place:
West Brunton

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Defence

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Military Training Site

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This was a horse training and marshalling area for military horses before they were posted to the front in France {1}. The site consisited of a series of stakes to which the horses were tethered.

Easting:
216

Northing:
706

Grid Reference:
NZ216706

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5031 >> Pers. Comm. Mr Fairburn, West Brunton Farm, 2002; Timescape Archaeological Surveys, 2000, Newcastle Great Park Geophysical Survey Report, Phase 5, Transect 3, Fields 27, 28 and 32; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Newcastle Great Park Cells D & E - Archaeological Assessment