North Walbottle, waggonway

HER Number

11508

District

Newcastle

Site Name

North Walbottle, waggonway

Place

North Walbottle

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Cropmark

Description

A waggonway of probable Post Medieval date seen as a cropmark and mapped from air photographs. Heads south-west for 1254m towards North Walbottle Colliery (HER 4235) and the Walbottle Wagonway, Coronation Pit Branch (HER 3938). Shown on a map of 1767. Gone by the tithe map of 1847.

Easting

418060

Northing

568100

Grid Reference

NZ418060568100

Sources

English Heritage, 2008, Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Programme (1438020); Aerial Photograph RAF CPE/UK/2352 3132 04-Oct-1947; I. Thompson, 1767, A plan of the Lordship of Newburn belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland (Woodhorn Sant/Beq/9/1/1/24 and 25); Whorlton Tithe Map, 1847 (Woodhorn NRO DT 509 M); AD Archaeology, 2013, Burnham Avenue, Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne, archaeological evaluation