West Brunton, WW1 horse training and marshalling area

HER Number

5031

District

Newcastle

Site Name

West Brunton, WW1 horse training and marshalling area

Place

West Brunton

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Defence

Site Type: Broad

Military Training Site

Site Type: Specific

Military Training Site

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

First World War 1914 to 1918

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This was a horse training and marshalling area for military horses before they were posted to the front in France {1}. The site consisited of a series of stakes to which the horses were tethered.

Easting

421600

Northing

570600

Grid Reference

NZ421600570600

Sources

<< HER 5031 >> Pers. Comm. Mr Fairburn, West Brunton Farm, 2002; Timescape Archaeological Surveys, 2000, Newcastle Great Park Geophysical Survey Report, Phase 5, Transect 3, Fields 27, 28 and 32; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Newcastle Great Park Cells D & E - Archaeological Assessment