Earsdon, single ditched oval enclosure
Earsdon, single ditched oval enclosure
HER Number
4835
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Earsdon, single ditched oval enclosure
Place
Earsdon
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Archaeological Feature
Site Type: Specific
Site
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Iron Age -800 to 43
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Description
This single-ditched oval enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs of the area. Has one south-facing entrance.
Easting
431780
Northing
572810
Grid Reference
NZ431780572810
Sources
<< HER 4835 >> Aerial Photograph, NMR, T. Gates, 1992, NZ 3172/20, TMG 16641/06, TMG 15982/22 08-AUG-1994
N. Stevenson, 2002, Newly Discovered Archaeological Sites... at Earsdon Village, North Tynes, Northern Archaeology, Vol 19, 2002, pp 29-38; Aerial Photograph, Fairey Surveys, 1974, ACC 741 (photos 9/724 9/725 9/726) -North Shields Library Local Studies;
N. Stevenson, 2002, Newly Discovered Archaeological Sites... at Earsdon Village, North Tynes, Northern Archaeology, Vol 19, 2002, pp 29-38; Aerial Photograph, Fairey Surveys, 1974, ACC 741 (photos 9/724 9/725 9/726) -North Shields Library Local Studies;