Town Moor, bell pit

Town Moor, bell pit

HER Number
5905
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Town Moor, bell pit
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Mineral Pit
Site Type: Specific
Bell Pit
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
Circular ring-bank, measuring 15.5 metres across north to south and 13.5 metres transversely, survives up to 0.55 metres high and encloses a central depression which is 0.35 metres deep. A footpath damages the west side of the bank. The spoil heap obviously overlies the ridge-and-furrow present on the slope.
Easting
424030
Northing
566100
Grid Reference
NZ424030566100
Sources
<< HER 5905 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 25