Monkseaton Cottage
Monkseaton Cottage
HER Number
5871
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Monkseaton Cottage
Place
Monkseaton
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Probably the oldest surviving building in the village. Said to have been built in the 1400s as a farm byre prior to conversion to a dwelling house. During the late 1800s it was the home of Col. T.W. Elliott. Now a residential care home.
Easting
434440
Northing
572010
Grid Reference
NZ434440572010
Sources
<< HER 5871 >> C. W. Steel, 2000, Images of England - Monkseaton and Hillheads, p 18
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1850