Moorsley, Low Moorsley Quarry

Tyne and Wear HER(3223): Moorsley, Low Moorsley Quarry - Details

HER Number:
3223

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Moorsley, Low Moorsley Quarry

Place:
Moorsley

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Stone Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Limestone Quarry

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows Low Moorsley Quarry, with a limekiln at this location.

Easting:
3428

Northing:
4618

Grid Reference:
NZ34284618

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3223 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20