Gibside Estate, possible iron-working site
Gibside Estate, possible iron-working site
HER Number
16506
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gibside Estate, possible iron-working site
Place
Gibside
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Metal Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Iron Working Site
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Description
This area may have previously been used as an iron-working site. Features in this area include a possible mill pond and leat, culvert and remains of a building. The remains of the building comprise a sandstone rubble wall c.0.5m wide.
Easting
417250
Northing
558720
Grid Reference
NZ417250558720
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment