West Chirton, mine shaft

HER Number

11758

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

West Chirton, mine shaft

Place

West Chirton

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mining Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Mine Shaft

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Destroyed Monument

Description

A mine shaft of post medieval or modern date seen on air photographs. Surrounded by a ring of spoil. Appears to have been capped.

Easting

431480

Northing

568420

Grid Reference

NZ431480568420

Sources

English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1405623; Aerial Photograph RAF 106G/UK/1193 4175 27-FEB-1946