Bishopwearmouth, ancient chisels
Bishopwearmouth, ancient chisels
HER Number
23
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, ancient chisels
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Chisel
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
The Rev. John Laurence, rector of Bishopwearmouth from 1721 to 1732, in his work on 'Agriculture', makes note of some ancient chisels found in the small joints and crevices of a quarry near Bishopwearmouth.
Easting
439000
Northing
556000
Grid Reference
NZ439000556000
Sources
<< HER 23 >> J.W. Summers, 1858, History of Sunderland p. 14
.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4,I, p. 30
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1957 Roman chisels
.A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4,I, p. 30
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1957 Roman chisels