Prince Consort Road, possible windmill mound
Prince Consort Road, possible windmill mound
HER Number
16113
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Prince Consort Road, possible windmill mound
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Windmill Mound
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Pit heap or mill mond. Appears on 1st edition OS 1858. No windmills or coal pits are identifiable in this location. The regularity of the shape suggests a mill mound rather than a pit but it could represent a short lived late 18th or early 19th century colliery.
Easting
425640
Northing
562730
Grid Reference
NZ425640562730
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2010, Proposed Gateshed Football Stadium, Archaeological Assessment