Newcastle, Town Moor, mine shaft

HER Number:
5926

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Town Moor, mine shaft

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mine Drainage and Ventilation Site

Site Type: Specific:
Mine Shaft

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A large spread ring-bank, measuring 20 metres across surrounded by low banks 0.4 metres high; the central hollow is 0.2 to 0.3 metres deep. This shaft does not fit into an organised pattern - it is likely to be a one-off mine or test digging.

Easting:
2424

Northing:
6629

Grid Reference:
NZ24246629

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5926 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 29