Tyne and Wear HER(17172): Shieldfield, Haugh Pit - Details
17172
Newcastle
Shieldfield, Haugh Pit
Shieldfield
NZ26NE
Industrial
Coal Mining Site
Coal Workings
Post Medieval
C18
Documentary Evidence
"Haugh Pit" shown on an 18th century plan of the Outcrop of High Main Seam. Its precise location is unknown. Part of Shieldfield Colliery. Abandoned by 1770s.
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Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage