Ryhope Colliery, prehistoric burials

HER Number

11612

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope Colliery, prehistoric burials

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ35SE

Class

Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad

Burial

Site Type: Specific

Inhumation

General Period

PREHISTORIC

Specific Period

Prehistoric -1,000 000 to 43

Form of Evidence

Oral Evidence

Description

According to Bateman, prehistoric burials were found in hills to the west of Ryhope, where Ryhope Colliery was located.

Easting

439700

Northing

553600

Grid Reference

NZ439700553600

Sources

B. Bateman, n.d., A History of Ryhope