River Tyne, ballista stones

HER Number

6628

District

Newcastle

Site Name

River Tyne, ballista stones

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Ballista Ball

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

Nine ballista stones, some found 20 feet below the bed of the River Tyne. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries by Mrs Cail of Beaconsfield before 1895.

Easting

425300

Northing

563700

Grid Reference

NZ425300563700

Sources

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, VI (1895), pp 52 and 155