Gibside, Octagon Pond, amphitheatre

Gibside, Octagon Pond, amphitheatre

HER Number

12374

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Gibside, Octagon Pond, amphitheatre

Place

Gibside

Map Sheet

NZ15NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Amphitheatre

Site Type: Specific

Amphitheatre

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Terraces of formal amphitheatre. On the slopes above the Octagon Pond.

Easting

418080

Northing

558730

Grid Reference

NZ418080558730

Sources

Harry Beamish, Autumn 1993, Summary Table - Gibside