Silksworth, ?prehistoric burial
Silksworth, ?prehistoric burial
HER Number
231
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Silksworth, ?prehistoric burial
Place
Silksworth
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Burial
Site Type: Specific
Inhumation
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
On Thursday 5th June, 1879 some workmen found a stone coffin on land between the estates of Mr. Chapman, of Silksworth Hall, and Mr. Beckwith of Silksworth House. The coffin was found to contain "human remains, together with antique weapons".
Easting
437600
Northing
552700
Grid Reference
NZ437600552700
Sources
<< HER 231 >> Shields Gazette, 1879, 5.vi.1879, South Shields Library Local Studies
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 73, no. 17
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 73, no. 17