Ryton (Clara Vale), stone discs
Ryton (Clara Vale), stone discs
HER Number
563
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Ryton (Clara Vale), stone discs
Place
Ryton
Map Sheet
NZ16SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Disc
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
In addition to the flints from Site 14A, south of Clara Vale, Cocks found close together three circular sandstone discs. Their dimensions: 89 mm diameter x 32 mm thick; 146 mm diameter x 29 mmm thick; and 203 mm diam x 32 mm thick. These are recorded in his notebook as 'sculptured stones'.
Easting
414200
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ414200564700
Sources
<< HER 563 >> Museum of Antiquities, Notebooks of W.A. Cocks
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 21 no. 9.2b
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 21 no. 9.2b