Blaydon Burn, weir
Blaydon Burn, weir
HER Number
8448
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Blaydon Burn, weir
Place
Blaydon Burn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Weir
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Weir associated with Low Mill (76), constructred of roughly squared, evenly coursed sandstone (Plate 2). Retaining walls along the banks of the Burn run downstream all the way to the Mill.
A stone mould was found in the Burn just below the weir (Plate 71), function unknown.
A stone mould was found in the Burn just below the weir (Plate 71), function unknown.
Easting
417620
Northing
563270
Grid Reference
NZ417620563270
Sources
Northern Archaeological Associates & Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2005, Blaydon Burn, Gateshead - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Building Survey of Industrial Structures