Heaton Park, Whin Pit

HER Number:
1774

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton Park, Whin Pit

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific:
Coal Workings

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Whin Pit is shown on an 18th century Plan of Heaton Estate. Its precise location is unknown.

Easting:
426170

Northing:
566310

Grid Reference:
NZ426170566310

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1774 >> Plan - ref. C188 of Heaton Estate, Northumberland Records Office- ZRI 50/9