111-117 Northumberland Street, flax pit

HER Number:
7739

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
111-117 Northumberland Street, flax pit

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Textile Industry Site

Site Type: Specific:
Retting Pit

General Period:
MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
Part of a deep pit containing an abundance of flax fibres was excavated on this site in 1995 and tentatively interpreted as a pit used in the production of linen.

Easting:
424840

Northing:
564740

Grid Reference:
NZ424840564740

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice, 1995, 111-117 Northumberland Street: Archaeological Excavation October/November 1995. Unpublished report for The Littlewoods Organisation. (T&W HER 1995/35)