Byermoor, channel

HER Number:
7236

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Byermoor, channel

Place:
Byermoor

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Earthwork

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
A steep valley or channel running roughly west to east from West Wood towards Fellside Road. The feature is 167m long, 30-40m wide and 10m deep. It is largely featureless and appears natural in origin, but its floor appears to be flattened into platforms at various points and the bottom section has a flattened floor and an associated bank running parallel with its southern lip. The upper part of the feature has been infilled, latterly by farm waste. The channel is on the same line as a trackway shown on Ordnance Survey first edition, and which still exists, through West Wood.

Easting:
1799

Northing:
5769

Grid Reference:
NZ17995769

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd, 2004, Byermoor Farm, Tyne and Wear - Archaeological Assessment