Teams, River Team, two wrecks of timber boats
Teams, River Team, two wrecks of timber boats
HER Number
6969
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Teams, River Team, two wrecks of timber boats
Place
Teams
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Maritime Craft
Site Type: Specific
Wreck
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
A wreck of a small timber boat, probably a wherry, is visible in the River Team, close to the riverbank, at low tide. Substantial stone river walls survive in this area.
Easting
423350
Northing
562360
Grid Reference
NZ423350562360
Sources
Personnal comment, D Heslop, County Archaeologist 2003; Paddy Taylor and Alan Williams, September 2009, Foreshore Archaeology on the River Tyne