Little Moor, infilled bell pit
Little Moor, infilled bell pit
HER Number
5139
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Little Moor, infilled bell pit
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Coal Mining Site
Site Type: Specific
Coal Workings
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
An infilled shaft can be identified on the Little Moor reflecting the mining of coal which took place in the Town Moor area from at least the 17th century. A very much abraded ring-bank, measuring 19.2 metres in diameter and up to 0.3 metres high, surrounds a central hollow; in this case the ridge-and-furrow seems to respect the boundaries of the feature.
Easting
424700
Northing
567300
Grid Reference
NZ424700567300
Sources
<< HER 5139 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 39
RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 27
RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 27