Hylton Castle, building remains

HER Number

7735

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hylton Castle, building remains

Place

Hylton

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Estate Building

Site Type: Specific

Estate Building

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Cropmark

Description

The remains of buildings and other features, some interpreted as pits were detected by geophysical survey at this location west of the castle in 1994-5.

Easting

435710

Northing

558810

Grid Reference

NZ435710558810

Sources

Archaeology Section, Tyne and Wear Museums, 1995, Hylton Castle Gardens: earthwork and documentary survey. Unpublished report by Tyne and Wear Museums Figs 3 & 4 (T&W HER 1995/33).