Dawson's Plantation, quarry

HER Number

16671

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Dawson's Plantation, quarry

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Limestone Quarry

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

Old quarry in Dawson's Plantation which first appears on the Third Edition OS map 1923 but appears to be older than that on the ground. Quarry face is crumbly Mag. Lim, probably quarried for lime burning. SSSI Site.

Easting

433600

Northing

554700

Grid Reference

NZ433600554700

Sources

Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument