Dawson's Plantation, pits

HER Number

16670

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Dawson's Plantation, pits

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Unassigned

Site Type: Broad

Archaeological Feature

Site Type: Specific

Pit

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

Circular pits approx 10m in diameter and between 1-1.5m deep with upcast banks located in Dawson's Plantation. Function unknown. May be industrial and may predate the plantation. Does not look to be natural.

Easting

433500

Northing

554800

Grid Reference

NZ433500554800

Sources

Archaeo-Environment Ltd, 2010, Historic Environment Survey for National Trust Properties, Tyne and Wear - Penshaw Monument