Pipewellgate, le heddyke Episcopi

HER Number

16142

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Pipewellgate, le heddyke Episcopi

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Boundary

Site Type: Specific

Boundary Ditch

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The present road line of High Level Road and Rabbit Banks Road may follow a medieval boundary known variously as 'le heddyke Episcopi' or 'fosso Domini Dunelm', which seperated the backlands of properties on the south side of Pipewellgate from the lands retained by the Bishop to the south. In modern accounts the boundary has been variously described as 'a hedge and ditch'.

Easting

424900

Northing

563300

Grid Reference

NZ424900563300

Sources

Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement