Washingwells, circular cropmarks
Washingwells, circular cropmarks
HER Number
685
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Washingwells, circular cropmarks
Place
Washingwells
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mining Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Mine Shaft
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Description
Immediately east and south-east of the cropmark of Washingwells Roman fort (HER no. 143) there are a number of circular cropmarks, perhaps nine, of varying sizes. Excavation in 1993 established that in the field south-west of the fort (NZ 219 602) one of the circular cropmarks was a disused mine-shaft 7 metres in diameter, funnel-shaped, 3 metres+ deep, and surrounded by the remnant of a ring of spoil. The fill of the pit was dark in colour, and consisted of mixed clay, cobbles and tree branches. Artifacts recovered, including a wooden horse whim, suggest a 17/18th century date.
Easting
422100
Northing
560200
Grid Reference
NZ422100560200
Sources
<< HER 685 >> Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069153.28-33, 13.vii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069432.1-8, 29.vii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069461.3-12, 30.vii.1970-Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069486.44-46, 4.viii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069599, 1-8, 10.viii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069656.116-117, 13.viii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.070630.23-24, 7.x.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1971 Washingwells, A.074315.28-29, 26.iii.1971 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1971 Washingwells, A.076715.25-27, 3.viii.1971 -Museum of Antiquities
G. Stobbs, 1993, Washingwells Farm, Whickham, The Arbeia Journal, Vol. II, 59-60
N. Hodgson, 1993, Arbeia Roman Fort; Excavations in 1992-93, Archaeology North, No. 5, July 1993, pp. 9-10
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069432.1-8, 29.vii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069461.3-12, 30.vii.1970-Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069486.44-46, 4.viii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069599, 1-8, 10.viii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.069656.116-117, 13.viii.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1970, Washingwells, A.070630.23-24, 7.x.1970 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1971 Washingwells, A.074315.28-29, 26.iii.1971 -Museum of Antiquities
Aerial Photograph, N. McCord,1971 Washingwells, A.076715.25-27, 3.viii.1971 -Museum of Antiquities
G. Stobbs, 1993, Washingwells Farm, Whickham, The Arbeia Journal, Vol. II, 59-60
N. Hodgson, 1993, Arbeia Roman Fort; Excavations in 1992-93, Archaeology North, No. 5, July 1993, pp. 9-10