Earsdon, supposed Rectilinear Enclosure
Earsdon, supposed Rectilinear Enclosure
HER Number
5679
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Earsdon, supposed Rectilinear Enclosure
Place
Earsdon
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Archaeological Feature
Site Type: Specific
Site
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Iron Age -800 to 43
Form of Evidence
Cropmark
Description
Tim Gates photographed this site in 1978. Roundhouses are apparently evident inside a rectangular enclosure. However it is known that this field and a wide area around it was subject to open cast coal mining in the latter half of the 20th century. This seems to indicate that the feature seen by Tim Gates could not have been a prehistoric site as the site would already have been opencast.
Easting
432700
Northing
572600
Grid Reference
NZ432700572600
Sources
<< HER 5679 >> N. Stevenson, 2002, Newly Discovered Archaeological Sites... at Earsdon Village, North Tyneside, Northern Archaeology, Vol 19, 2002, pp 29-38
Aerial Photograph, T. Gates, 1978, Ref NZ 32 72 -Museum of Antiquities; Scott Wilson, 2010, West Monkseaton - archaeological desk based assessment; D. Richardson, 2011, Earsdon Garage, Bank Top, Earsdon, North Tyneside - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment;
Aerial Photograph, T. Gates, 1978, Ref NZ 32 72 -Museum of Antiquities; Scott Wilson, 2010, West Monkseaton - archaeological desk based assessment; D. Richardson, 2011, Earsdon Garage, Bank Top, Earsdon, North Tyneside - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment;