Town Moor, bell pit

HER Number:
5910

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
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:
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A low ring-bank of spoil, measuring up to 0.5 metres high on its south-east side, surrounds a central hollow 0.3 metres deep. The feature is cut through by a ditch on the south-east side and again seems to be overlain by the ridge and furrow.

Easting:
423940

Northing:
566180

Grid Reference:
NZ423940566180

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5910 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 26