Byermoor, arc-shaped feature

HER Number

7239

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Byermoor, arc-shaped feature

Place

Byermoor

Map Sheet

NZ15NE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Earthwork

Site Type: Specific

Earthwork

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

An enigmatic arc-shaped feature is apparent as a low earthwork, enclosing an area of flat, featureless land which may have been a working floor for some industrial or subsequent agricultural activity.

Easting

418290

Northing

557740

Grid Reference

NZ418290557740

Sources

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