Salters Lane

Salters Lane

HER Number
19037
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Salters Lane
Place
Longbenton
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Boundary
Site Type: Specific
Field Boundary
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Description
An east-west aligned ditch which turned to the south at the western end was identified during an evaluation in advance of development. The fill contained palaeoenvironmental remains compatible with the limited palaeoenvironmental evidence for early medieval sites in the region, however further excavation dated it to the post-medieval period.
Easting
426221
Northing
571860
Grid Reference
NZ426221571860
Sources
ASDU, 2017, Land east of Salters Lane, Longbenton, Tyne and Wear: archaeological evaluation. ASDU report 4419.
ASDU, 2021, Land east of Salters Lane, Longbenton, Tyne and Wear: post-excavation analysis. ASDU report 5406.