Town Moor, mine shaft
Town Moor, mine shaft
HER Number
5926
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Town Moor, mine shaft
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
A large spread ring-bank, measuring 20 metres across surrounded by low banks 0.4 metres high; the central hollow is 0.2 to 0.3 metres deep. This shaft does not fit into an organised pattern - it is likely to be a one-off mine or test digging.
Easting
424240
Northing
566290
Grid Reference
NZ424240566290
Sources
<< HER 5926 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 29