Tyne and Wear HER(5924): Newcastle, Town Moor, mine shaft - Details
5924
Newcastle
Newcastle, Town Moor, mine shaft
Newcastle
NZ26NW
Industrial
Mine Drainage and Ventilation Site
Mine Shaft
Post Medieval
Earthwork
A large hollow, measuring 3.8 metres across and 0.5 metres high where it is cut into the hillside. There is a 0.4 metres high counterscarp on the north-east and noth-west sides. This shaft does not fit into an organised pattern - it is likely to be a one-off mine or test digging.
2410
6633
NZ24106633
<< HER 5924 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 28