Newcastle, Town Moor, bell pit

HER Number:
5906

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Town Moor, bell pit

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mineral Pit

Site Type: Specific:
Bell Pit

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
Circular ring-bank, measuring 16.5 metres east-west and 13.5 metres transversely, attains a height of 0.55 metres and surrounds a central depression which is 0.4 metres deep.

Easting:
2402

Northing:
6612

Grid Reference:
NZ24026612

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5906 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 26