Blaydon Burn, ford

HER Number

8433

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Blaydon Burn, ford

Place

Blaydon Burn

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Ford

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Crossing the Blaydon Burn, taking a track called Mill Lane south-eastwards from Beweshill Lane, joining Clotty Lane and eventually joining Black Lane. No visible remains.

Easting

417120

Northing

562920

Grid Reference

NZ417120562920

Sources

Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures