Ryton Woodside, bell pit

HER Number

11669

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Ryton Woodside, bell pit

Place

Ryton

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Mineral Pit

Site Type: Specific

Bell Pit

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Post Medieval 1540 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Earthwork

Description

Post medieval bell pit ring visible as an earthwork on aerial photography of 1959. Partly destroyed by the A695 road.

Easting

414340

Northing

563250

Grid Reference

NZ414340563250

Sources

English Heritage Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, 2008, 1442955; Aerial Photograph RAF 58/2685/F22 369 23-JAN-1959