Ravensworth, lime tree and gate piers
Ravensworth, lime tree and gate piers
HER Number
13472
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Ravensworth, lime tree and gate piers
Place
Ravensworth
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Estate Building
Site Type: Specific
Estate Building
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
To the south-east of the stable block is a large pollarded lime, some 5m in diameter, indicating a tree of at least 300 years old. To the east there are remains of some stone buildings and a fallen pair of stone gate piers, now overgrown by sycamore and ground flora. A bowl shaped hollow was once a pond. Building remains are scattered throughout the north-west section of the woodland. Undulating ground may be evidence of former industrial activity.
Easting
423300
Northing
559100
Grid Reference
NZ423300559100
Sources
North of England Civic Trust, April 2008, Ravensworth Castle and Estate, Gateshead, Conservation Plan, Appendix A, page 89