Town Moor, bell pit

HER Number

5899

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Town Moor, bell pit

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

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

A low ring-bank, measuring 0.2 metres high but damaged on its western side, surrounds a central depression 0.15 metres deep.

Easting

424240

Northing

566020

Grid Reference

NZ424240566020

Sources

<< HER 5899 >> RCHME, 1995, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Survey Report, p 25