High House Farm

HER Number

16797

District

Sunderland

Site Name

High House Farm

Place

West Boldon

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Farm

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

High House Farm shown on Greenwood's 1820 map but recorded on 1840 Boldon Tithe Plan as 'Scotts House Farm'. Aerial photographic information suggests that the hosue is of rough cobble construction with a slate roof and stone quoins and gable copings. Early 19th century date with recent additions.

Easting

431790

Northing

561070

Grid Reference

NZ431790561070

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates, 2014, Site south of Newcastle Road (A184) and West of A19 - Archaeological Assessment; Greenwood, 1820, Map of the County Palatinate of Durham (TWM D.NCP/1/7-8); http://local.live.co.uk