Jesmond Dene, glen

HER Number:
5699

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond Dene, glen

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Garden Feature

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Artificially created "glen" to enhance the setting of Jesmond Dene Mill (HER 1402). The rocky bed of the Ouseburn was blasted away and a monumental range of naturalistic stones have been placed in the centre of the burn.

Easting:
2575

Northing:
6721

Grid Reference:
NZ25756721

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5699 >> Pers. Comm. Jesmond Dene Rangers, 2004, notes by Fiona Green