Houghton Cut

HER Number

8923

Site Name

Houghton Cut

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Road Cutting

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Houghton Cut was dug through the Magnesian limestone hills above Houghton-le-Spring in the late 19th century for the Sunderland to Durham road (HER 3208). The cutting had to be widened for the A690 in 1970.

Easting

434440

Northing

550620

Grid Reference

NZ434440550620

Sources

Sunderland City Council, November 2007, Houghton's Conservation Areas - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy