Southwick, Ballast Hill

HER Number

2760

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Southwick, Ballast Hill

Place

Southwick

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Ballast Hill

Site Type: Specific

Ballast Hill

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Ballast Hills in this location. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows The Old Limekilns (HER ref. 2765) in the same area.

Easting

438410

Northing

558130

Grid Reference

NZ438410558130

Sources

<< HER 2760 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8; Dick Keys and Ken Smith, 2005, Tall Ships on the Tyne, p 6