Broom Hall, rectilinear enclosure
Broom Hall, rectilinear enclosure
HER Number
189
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Broom Hall, rectilinear enclosure
Place
Throckley
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Enclosure
Site Type: Specific
Rectilinear Enclosure
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Description
A probable rectilinear ditched enclosure, 47 m long, 42 m+ wide, with a single entrance visible. The south side of the suggested enclosure is not visible on the available aerial photo. An alternative interpretation of these features is as bellpits or mine shafts.
Easting
416460
Northing
569010
Grid Reference
NZ416460569010
Sources
<< HER 189 >> Aerial Photograph, J.K. St. Joseph, 1959, Cropmarks, Callerton Lane End, 19 July, AAK 48 -Cambridge University Collection
D.W. Harding, ed. 1975, Archaeology in the North: Gazetteer
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 16 no. 10 and plate 1.5
D.W. Harding, ed. 1975, Archaeology in the North: Gazetteer
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 16 no. 10 and plate 1.5