Town Moor, mine shaft

HER Number

5921

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Town Moor, mine shaft

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mining Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Mine Shaft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

A very shallow depression with a surrounding bank of spoil on the south-east side. It lies in amongst the scarps of the putative prehistoric settlement (HER 5895). It is debatable whether this is indeed a shaft head or some other disturbance of the ground. This shaft does not fit into an organised pattern - it is likely to be a one-off mine or test digging.

Easting

423880

Northing

566310

Grid Reference

NZ423880566310

Sources

<< HER 5921 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 28