Gibside Estate, West Wood, Sandstone Quarry

HER Number

3666

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Gibside Estate, West Wood, Sandstone Quarry

Place

Gibside

Map Sheet

NZ15NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Sandstone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows a Quarry at this location.

Easting

417500

Northing

557780

Grid Reference

NZ417500557780

Sources

<< HER 3666 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 6; Harry Beamish, Autumn 1993, Summary Table - Gibside