Ryhope, Mesolithic flints from the coast

HER Number

301

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope, Mesolithic flints from the coast

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Artefact Scatter

Site Type: Specific

Flint Scatter

General Period

PREHISTORIC

Specific Period

Mesolithic -10,000 to -4,000

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

It has been reported that Sunderland Museum holds 67 tools and waste flakes excavated by Coupland from the coast between Sunderland and Ryhope, in addition to others listed elsewhere (HER no. 302).

Easting

441000

Northing

552000

Grid Reference

NZ441000552000

Sources

<< HER 301 >> Pers. Comm. P. Bidwell, 1990