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I do not have reliable established information about Friarside Chapel in the scholarly record to write a confident description that meets your requirement for factual precision. Rather than risk inaccuracy about this specific monument's dating, physical character, or historical significance, I must acknowledge this limitation. If you have access to the official NHLE entry 1002342 or Durham archaeological records, those sources would provide the authoritative details needed for an accurate description of this site.
Friarside Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002342. View the official record →
I do not have reliable established information about Friarside Chapel in the scholarly record to write a confident description that meets your requirement for factual precision. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002342.
Friarside Chapel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm (1.1 km), Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house (1.7 km), Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Friarside Chapel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Friarside Chapel stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.