Penshaw Hill, quarry

HER Number

16663

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Penshaw Hill, quarry

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific

Limestone Quarry

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

Limestone quarry on west side of Penshaw Monument, just below escarpment. Possible free stone quarry or stone for local buildings. Shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey plan 1856. Disused in 1898.

Easting

433340

Northing

554360

Grid Reference

NZ433340554360

Sources

Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1856