Woolsington, field boundary

HER Number

7830

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Woolsington, field boundary

Place

Woolsington

Map Sheet

NZ17SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Boundary

Site Type: Specific

Field Boundary

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This boundary appears on an estate plan of 1727 and probably dates from the enclosure of the open field system. It was still present when an archaeological assessment of the area was carried out in 1997.

Easting

419860

Northing

571230

Grid Reference

NZ419860571230

Sources

The Archaeological Practice, 1997, Newcastle International Airport, Proposed Maintenance Area Development: Cultural Heritage Assessment. Unpublished Report for Newcastle International Airport Ltd. (T&W HER 1997, Box 16A/57)