Newburn, slate quarries

HER Number

1308

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Newburn, slate quarries

Place

Newburn

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sandstone Quarry

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

In the Newburn rental of 1499/1500, John Cartington listed "A quarry of slatestones held by John Elyngton and partners yearly rent 60s".

Easting

416741

Northing

565225

Grid Reference

NZ416741565225

Sources

<< HER 1308 >> M.H. Dodds, 1930, Newburn and Newburn Hall Townships, Northumberland County History, XIII, 146