Ryhope, Unicorn

HER Number

15215

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, Unicorn

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad

Sailing Vessel <By Form/Type>

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Stuart 1603 to 1714

Form of Evidence

Wreckage

Description

1615 wreck of English craft which stranded at Ryhope. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. The inquest on the wreck of the UNICORN on 15 October 1615, was used as evidence in the case of Bishop of Durham v Robert Preston, 7 November 1768.

Easting

441710

Northing

553190

Grid Reference

NZ441710553190

Sources

National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1482543; Catalogue entry for Durham District Council Papers, Ref. No. ND/Du 9/168 accessed via http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/register.nsf/$$searchdcc search mechanism 09-OCT-2008