Gibside Estate, Cow Ford

HER Number

16496

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Gibside Estate, Cow Ford

Place

Gibside

Map Sheet

NZ15NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Ford

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A crossing of the Derwent, the name first appears on a late 18th century plan. The earliest appearance of the name is unknown, and there are no visible remains.

Easting

416820

Northing

558090

Grid Reference

NZ416820558090

Sources

Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2011, New car parking Warren Haugh and West Wood, Gibside - Archaeological Assessment