Morton Pit

Morton Pit

HER Number

3622

District

Outside

Site Name

Morton Pit

Place

Newbottle

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Coal Mining Site

Site Type: Specific

Colliery

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Morton Pit (Coal).

Easting

431810

Northing

549720

Grid Reference

NZ431810549720

Sources

<< HER 3622 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20