Gallowhill Farm Mesolithic site (Corbridge)
Mesolithic flint working site, away from the River Tyne. Gallowhill Farm yielded an unmixed collection of flints from shallow soil overlying sandstone. They included 14 cores, four core trimmings, three micro-burins, eight steep sided scrapers on chunky flakes, six short end scrapers, five notched blades and three possible microliths. Finds in Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne, accession no 1973.21. (1)
The line of the proposed Corbridge-Hexham bypass was walked by the Field Research Group of the Soc of Antiq of Newcastle in December 1973. A localised area of flint artifacts and waste was found in a field centred at NY 99806535 on Gallowhill Farm. The concentration was more closely located in the southern half of the field. Road works have only interfered with the northern half of the field. The area of flint finds was disturbed only by a water pipe to a new cattle trough. (2)
NY 999655. Three microliths and eight scrapers found. Possibly some early micros and artifacts. In Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne. (3)
Gently sloping field : shallow loam over sandstone. First site in Tyne Valley. To be destroyed by new road. NB most of grey Bridlington flint. Includes retouched tools, cores and debitage. PaMeLA id 13101, artefact id 21369 to 21375. (4)
The line of the proposed Corbridge-Hexham bypass was walked by the Field Research Group of the Soc of Antiq of Newcastle in December 1973. A localised area of flint artifacts and waste was found in a field centred at NY 99806535 on Gallowhill Farm. The concentration was more closely located in the southern half of the field. Road works have only interfered with the northern half of the field. The area of flint finds was disturbed only by a water pipe to a new cattle trough. (2)
NY 999655. Three microliths and eight scrapers found. Possibly some early micros and artifacts. In Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne. (3)
Gently sloping field : shallow loam over sandstone. First site in Tyne Valley. To be destroyed by new road. NB most of grey Bridlington flint. Includes retouched tools, cores and debitage. PaMeLA id 13101, artefact id 21369 to 21375. (4)
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SYSTEMATIC FIELDWALKING SURVEY, Mesolithic Occupation at Gallowhill Farm, Corbridge 1973; Field Research Group of The Society of Antiquaries
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