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8411


Gateshead


Blaydon Burn, slag heaps


Blaydon Burn


NZ16SE


Industrial


Mining Industry Site


Spoil Heap


Modern


C20


Structure


There are various slag and spoil heaps running along the south side of the Burn. Slag and waste was probably transported from the coal screens below via the incline (HER 8410). Spoil may also have come from the coal drift (HER 1644) and quarry waste from the nearby quarry (HER 1642).


1675


6228


NZ16756228



Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures

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