Callerton Lane End: incomplete rectilinear enclosure
Callerton Lane End: incomplete rectilinear enclosure
HER Number
191
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Callerton Lane End: incomplete rectilinear enclosure
Place
Callerton
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Enclosure
Site Type: Specific
Rectilinear Enclosure
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Later Prehistoric -4,000 to 43
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Description
Perhaps half a rectilinear ditched enclosure 42 m in length, visible on aerial photographs as a crop mark, but lacking evidence for entrances or internal features. May be associated with a neighbouring curvilinear enclosure.
Easting
416100
Northing
568950
Grid Reference
NZ416100568950
Sources
<< HER 191 >> Aerial Photograph, J.K. St. Jospeh, 1959, Cropmarks, Callerton Lane End, 19 July 1959, AAK 47 - Cambridge University Collection; R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 16, no. 8; The Archaeological Practice, 1996.Callerton Lane End, Archaeological Evaluation.