Town Moor, mine shaft

HER Number

5923

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Town Moor, mine shaft

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mining Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Mine Shaft

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

A very well-preserved ring-bank of spoil measuring 19 metres north to south and 15.5 metres transversely, the central hollow is 0.8 metres deep. This shaft does not fit into an organised pattern - it is likely to be a one-off mine or test digging.

Easting

424080

Northing

566360

Grid Reference

NZ424080566360

Sources

<< HER 5923 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 28