East Holywell, possible rectilinear enclosure
East Holywell, possible rectilinear enclosure
HER Number
17750
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
East Holywell, possible rectilinear enclosure
Place
East Holywell
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Archaeological Feature
Site Type: Specific
Site
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Prehistoric -1,000 000 to 43
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Description
Cropmarks that may indicate the northern edge and corners of a small rectilinear enclosure are visible on air photos. The southern portion of this enclosure is obscured or truncated by disturbances associated with the East Hollywell Colliery. The enclosure is approximately 40m wide and of unknown length. This enclosure lies approximately 490m north of Brierdene Burn. The date of this feature is not known.
Easting
431290
Northing
573220
Grid Reference
NZ431290573220
Sources
Alison Deegan, 2018, South East Northumberland Air Photograph and Lidar Mapping Project; TMG 13976/78 29-JUL-1992