Ryton (Bar Moor), jet disc
Ryton (Bar Moor), jet disc
HER Number
570
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Ryton (Bar Moor), jet disc
Place
Ryton
Map Sheet
NZ16SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Disc
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Later Prehistoric -4,000 to 43
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Among the lithic material from his Site 7, Cocks also found a jet disc, in April 1952: "Disc of jet or cannel coal shaped by scraping on edges", measuring 38 mm x 28 mm.
Easting
414500
Northing
563500
Grid Reference
NZ414500563500
Sources
<< HER 570 >> Museum of Antiquities, Notebooks of W.A. Cocks
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 20 no. 7.1c
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 20 no. 7.1c