Gibside Estate, River Derwent, riverside walls
Gibside Estate, River Derwent, riverside walls
HER Number
12399
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gibside Estate, River Derwent, riverside walls
Place
Gibside
Map Sheet
NZ15NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Regulation Installation
Site Type: Specific
Flood Defences
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Part of the retaining walls along the Gibside Estate bank of the River Derwent which were begun in 1733 and known in estate records as 'keys'. The 'key' wall which survives is formed of sandstone ashlar to the river side. The ashlar work is continued just into the mouth of the Leap Mill Burn, where it changes to sandstone rubble.
Easting
416939
Northing
558268
Grid Reference
NZ416939558268
Sources
Harry Beamish, Autumn 1993, Summary Table - Gibside; Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment