Westgate Road, Church of St. John, gravestone
Westgate Road, Church of St. John, gravestone
HER Number
6731
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Westgate Road, Church of St. John, gravestone
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Westgate Road, Church of St. John, gravestone
Two pieces of a grave slab. Central sunk sword (no cross) flanked by Lombardic inscription within roll-moulded border.
13th century or 14th century
Two pieces of a grave slab. Central sunk sword (no cross) flanked by Lombardic inscription within roll-moulded border.
13th century or 14th century
Easting
424700
Northing
564000
Grid Reference
NZ424700564000
Sources
Museum of Antiquities, 1987.1.11A; C.C. Hodges, Notebook (from the Keep); Grave Slab Survey File