Newcastle, Little Moor, infilled bell pit

HER Number:
5139

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Little Moor, infilled bell pit

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mineral Pit

Site Type: Specific:
Bell Pit

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17?

Form of Evidence:
Earthwork

Description:
An infilled shaft can be identified on the Little Moor reflecting the mining of coal which took place in the Town Moor area from at least the 17th century. A very much abraded ring-bank, measuring 19.2 metres in diameter and up to 0.3 metres high, surrounds a central hollow; in this case the ridge-and-furrow seems to respect the boundaries of the feature.

Easting:
247

Northing:
673

Grid Reference:
NZ247673

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5139 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 39 RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 27