Birtley, waggonway

HER Number

19055

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Birtley, waggonway

Place

Birtley

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

This north-south wagonway was identified during trial trenching carried out in 2020. Only the trackside gullies filled with coal fines survived.

Easting

427650

Northing

556486

Grid Reference

NZ427650556486

Sources

AD Archaeology, 2020, Land at Birtley Phase III (Cell C), Gateshead: Archaeological Evaluation