Ryton, waggonway

HER Number

17576

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Ryton, waggonway

Place

Ryton

Map Sheet

NZ16SE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Physical Evidence

Description

Gullies located 1.9mm apart were discovered during an evaluation at Woodside Lane, Ryton. They are thought to represent drainage features either side of a former wagonway. However, no structural remains of the wagonway (trackbed, sleepers or rails) survived.

Easting

415040

Northing

563800

Grid Reference

NZ415040563800

Sources

AD Archaeology, 2017, Land off Woodside Lane, Ryton, Gateshead - Archaeological Evaluation