Whitley Bay, bell pit

HER Number

12552

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Whitley Bay, bell pit

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Pit

Site Type: Specific

Bell Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Cropmark

Description

A post medieval bell pit is visible as a cropmark on air photographs. The feature measures approximately 82m in diameter.

Easting

434150

Northing

574730

Grid Reference

NZ434150574730

Sources

Archaeological Research Services Ltd, 2009, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment; Vertical aerial photograph RAF 58/B/40 5124 18-MAY-1948; NMR Monument No. 1464906