Town Moor, bell pit

HER Number

5907

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Town Moor, bell pit

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Pit

Site Type: Specific

Bell Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

A very low crescent shaped bank measuring 0.2 metres to 0.3 metres high with traces of a central depression.

Easting

423990

Northing

566140

Grid Reference

NZ423990566140

Sources

<< HER 5907 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 26