An architectural fragment carved in local dolomite, 18 cm high x 11 cm wide x 6 cm deep. Two carved faces survive, one decorated with a straight line pattern, the other plain. It was found in 1959 and is thought to date to the late 9th or early 10th century A.D. This and the Tidfirth stone (HER no. 90) are evidence for the continued tradition of stone carving on the site after full monastic occupation had ceased.
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
SITEDESC
Architectural fragment, in Hartlepool and Roker dolomite. Broken but unworn. Only two faces are carved. A: "The surviving fragment of the carved face contains part of a straight line pattern; curving away from it is an incised cable border and an outer roll moulding". B: plain. "This and the Tidfirth stone (SMR 90) are evidence for the continued tradition of stone carving on the site after full monastic occupation had ceased, since the incised technique and the straight line meander are more characteristic of the Anglo-Scandinavian than the Anglian tradition. It is not certain whether this is part of a cross-shaft or slab since there seems to be part of a chamfered dressed face behind the outer roll mouldings". 18 cm high x 11 cm wide x 6 cm deep. Last quarter of C9 to first quarter of C10. Found in 1959 in archaeological excavations. Dated C9-10th.
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
HER Number
406
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 406 >> R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Pt 1 132 Pt 2 pl. 124.680 (Monkwearmouth 22)
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
87
DAY1
02
DAY2
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
440200
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
Anglo-Saxon
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Dolomite
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557800
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
An architectural fragment with one surviving carved face, 5.6 cm high x 8.5 cm wide x 6.5 cm deep. It was found in 1964 and is thought to date to the late 7th century A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
SITEDESC
Architectural fragment, in Hartlepool and Roker dolomite. Condition good. Only one face is carved. A (broad): "The upper plane of the carving is surrounded by a wide flat curving frame edged by a narrow roll moulding. This encloses a curving band of two registers of simple pattern, and on the right, curving in the opposite direction, are two registers of what are possibly meant to be the same pattern although the terminal at the right ends in a single loop. The lower plane of the stone has been broken but is dressed". 5.6 cm high x 8.5 cm wide x 6.5 cm deep. Last quarter of C7. Found in 1966 in archaeological excavations. Dated C7th.
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
HER Number
405
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 405 >> G. Adcock, 1974, A study of the types of interlace on Northumbrian sculpture Durham University, Unpublished M Phil thesis, 71-2, pl. 8
R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Pt 1 132, Pt 2 pl. 124.677-9 (Monkwearmouth 21)
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
87
DAY1
02
DAY2
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
440200
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
Anglo-Saxon
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Dolomite
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557800
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
An architectural fragment in local dolomite, 6.5 cm high x 10.5 cm wide x 5 cm deep, with two carved faces containing a fragment of interlace. May be part of the same piece as HER 401 and 403. It was found in 1966 and is thought to date to the late 7th century A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
SITEDESC
Architectural fragment in Hartlepool and Roker dolomite. Fragmentary but not worn. Only two faces are carved. A (broad): fragment of interlace, possibly an encircled pattern. E (top): slightly curving chamfered face, dressed to a smooth polished surface. Could be part of the same piece as SMR 401 and 403. 6.5 cm high x 10.5 cm wide x 5 cm deep. Last quarter of C7. Found in 1966 in archaeological excavations. Dated C7th.
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
HER Number
404
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 404 >> G. Adcock, 1974, A study of the types of interlace on Northumbrian sculpture Durham University, Unpublished M Phil thesis, 70, pl. 7B
R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Pt 1 131-2, Pt 2 pl. 124.686-7 (Monkwearmouth 20)
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
87
DAY1
02
DAY2
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
440200
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
Anglo-Saxon
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Dolomite
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557800
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
An architectural fragment in fine-grained yellow sandstone, 6.8 cm high x 8.5 cm wide x 4 cm deep. It has two carved faces one of which suggests it may originally have been joined with HER no. 401. It was found in 1966 and is thought to date to the late 7th century A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
SITEDESC
Architectural fragment in Hartlepool and Roker dolomite. Unworn and finely dressed. Two carved faces only survive. A (broad): part of one register of encircled pattern with a roll moulding on one edge. F (bottom). Perhaps part of the same scheme as SMR 401. 6.8 cm high x 8.5 cm wide x 4 cm deep. Last quarter of C7. Found in 1966 in archaeological excavations. Dated C7th.
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
HER Number
403
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 403 >> G. Adcock, 1974, A study of the types of interlace on Northumbrian sculpture Durham University, Unpublished M Phil thesis, 69-71, pl. 7A
R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Pt 1 131, Pt 2 pl. 124.683 (Monkwearmouth 19)
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
87
DAY1
30
DAY2
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
440200
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
Anglo-Saxon
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Dolomite
MONTH1
08
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557800
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
An architectural fragment carved in local dolomite, 4.3 cm high x 4.3 cm wide x 2.5 cm deep. Its surviving carved face contains interlace decoration. It was found in 1964 and is thought to date to the late 7th century A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
SITEDESC
Architectural fragment, in Hartlepool and Roker dolomite. Broken but unweathered. Only one carved face survives. "The edge has a broken flange at a recessed level. An interlace is bordered by a wide flat-band moulding which is curved and widens slightly at one end. The interlace consists of a fragment of linked loops but it is not possible to reconstruct the total pattern". 4.3 cm high x 4.3 cm wide x 2.5 cm deep. Last quarter of C7. Found in 1964 in the archaeological excavations. Dated C7th.
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
HER Number
402
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 402 >> Jarrow Lecture R.J. Cramp,1965 Early Northumbrian Sculpture 3
G. Adcock, 1974, A study of the types of interlace on Northumbrian sculpture Durham University, Unpublished M Phil thesis, 71, pl. 7C
R. J. Cramp 1984 Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture Vol. I, Pt 1 131, Pt 2 pl. 124.682 (Monkwearmouth 18)
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
Class
Unassigned
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
87
DAY1
01
DAY2
13
District
Sunderland
Easting
440200
Grid ref figure
6
HISTORY_TOPIC
Anglo-Saxon
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
08
MONTH2
03
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557800
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Place
Monkwearmouth
Description
An architectural fragment in fine-grained yellow sandstone, 12 cm high x 18 cm wide x 18 cm deep. Its only surviving carved face contains part of a panel of interlace decoration. It was found in 1966 immediately south of the church and is thought to date to the late 7th century A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Architectural Fragment
SITEDESC
Architectural fragment, in fine-grained yellow sandstone. Damaged but completely unweathered. Only one carved face survives. Part of a panel of interlace set in bold roll mouldings. On one side the background is flat and chamfered back, on the other it is in a shallow convex curve. The interlace consists of one register of encircled pattern and the outer edge of another. Perhaps part of an interlace fitment of the church. 12 cm high x 18 cm wide x 18 cm deep. Last quarter of C7. Found in 1966 in archaeological excavations, immediately south of the church. Dated C7th.
Site Name
Monkwearmouth, Anglo-Saxon architectural fragment
Site Type: Specific
Architectural Fragment
HER Number
401
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 401 >> D.M. Wilson & D.G. Hurst, eds. 1967, Medieval Britain in 1966, Medieval Archaeology, XI, 264
G. Adcock, 1974, A study of the types of interlace on Northumbrian sculpture Durham University, Unpublished M Phil thesis, 69-71, pl. 7A
R.J. Cramp, 1984, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, Vol. I, Pt. 1 131, Pt. 2 pl. 124.681 (Monkwearmouth 17)
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
397, 398, 399
DAY1
22
DAY2
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
01
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 35 NE 4
Northing
559000
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Fulwell
Description
In 1759, during limestone quarrying, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. In the mound was a grave containing a large skeleton. Two Roman coins found with a skeleton appear to date the burial to sometime around the beginning of the 3rd century A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Grave
SITEDESC
In 1763 "a gentleman from Durham" showed the author of this account, P. Collinson, some large teeth from a gigantic skeleton and 2 Roman coins which had been found in the grave. The original discovery had been made in 1759 in the course of working the limestone quarries when the removal of a ridge of limestone had revealed the skeleton, protected by four large flat stones, and on the south side of it, by its right hand, the two Roman coins. Welfare suggests that the coins and the burial were contemporary, and probably not earlier than the beginning of the C3.
Site Name
Fulwell Quarries, 2 Roman coins
Site Type: Specific
Coin
HER Number
400
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 400 >> P. Collinson, 1763, Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XXXIII, p. 492 (Oct. 1763)
J. Sykes, 1866, Local Records, Vol. I, p. 221
H.G. Welfare, 1980, Fulwell Giant, Northern Archaeology, Vol. 1 Part 1, pp. 22-25
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
397, 398, 400
DAY1
22
DAY2
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
01
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 35 NE 4
Northing
559000
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Fulwell
Description
In 1759, during limestone quarrying, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. "In the middle of this bank was found the skeleton of a human body, which measured nine feet six inches in length, the shin-bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ancle (sic)". The skeleton was protected by "four large flat stones", which could be interpreted as a prehistoric cist burial or a Roman grave inserted in a prehistoric mound. Two Roman coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand. It has been argued that the description of the skeleton is detailed enough to be true, and that he was therefore one of the biggest men ever found. The coins suggest he had probably been inserted into an earlier cairn not before the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
Site Type: Broad
Burial
SITEDESC
In 1759, in the course of working the limestone quarries, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. "In the middle of this bank was found the skeleton of a human body, which measured nine feet six inches in length, the shin-bone measuring two feet three inches from the knee to the ancle (sic); the head lay to the west, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four large flat stones, which the relator, a man of great probity, who was present when the skeleton was measured, and who himself took the teeth out of the jaw, saw removed". Two Roman coins were found on the south side of the skeleton, near the right hand. A later source added "a small urn of unbaked clay" to the discovery. Welfare suggests the description of the skeleton was detailed enough to be true, and that he was therefore one of the biggest men ever found. On the strength of the coins he had probably been inserted into an earlier cairn not before the beginning of the C3.
Site Name
Fulwell Quarries, inhumation
Site Type: Specific
Inhumation
HER Number
399
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 399 >> P. Collinson, 1763, Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XXXIII, p. 492 (Oct. 1763)
J. Sykes, 1866, Local Records, Vol. I, p. 221
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1952 linear mound...containing a cist burial...
H.G. Welfare, 1980, Fulwell Giant, Northern Archaeology, Vol. 1 Part 1, pp. 22-25
SURVIVAL
0
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
397, 399, 400
DAY1
22
DAY2
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
01
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 35 NE 4
Northing
559000
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Fulwell
Description
In 1759, during limestone quarrying, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. A skeleton found in the presumed barrow or cairn was protected by "four large flat stones", which could be interpreted as a prehistoric cist burial or a Roman grave inserted in a prehistoric mound. Near the right hand of the body were 2 Roman coins. A later source added "a small urn of unbaked clay" to the finds.
Site Type: Broad
Cist
SITEDESC
In 1759, in the course of working the limestone quarries, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. "In the middle of this bank was found the skeleton of a human body...the head lay to the west, and was defended from the superincumbent earth by four large flat stones, which the relator, a man of great probity, who was present...saw removed". The O.S. have translated this as a cist burial, but there are other ways of interpreting stones thus described and Welfare did not accept it as a cist, preferring to interpret it as a Roman burial inserted into a prehistoric cairn. Near the right hand of the body were 2 Roman coins, and a later source added "a small urn of unbaked clay" to the finds.
Site Name
Fulwell Quarries, cist
Site Type: Specific
Cist
HER Number
398
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 398 >> P. Collinson, 1763, Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XXXIII, p. 492 (Oct. 1763)
J. Sykes, 1866, Local Records, Vol. I, p. 221
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1952 linear mound...containing a cist burial...
H.G. Welfare, 1980, Fulwell Giant, Northern Archaeology, Vol. 1 Part 1, pp. 22-25
YEAR1
1991
YEAR2
1996
English, British
ADDITINF
N
AREA_STAT
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
398, 399, 400
DAY1
21
DAY2
22
District
Sunderland
Easting
438000
Grid ref figure
4
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
03
MONTH2
01
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 35 NE 4
Northing
559000
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Fulwell
Description
In 1759, during limestone quarrying, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. The ridge was stated to be about 25 yards long from east to west, about a yard and a half high and nearly six yards wide, with its sides sloping "like the ruins of a rampart". In the middle of this bank, apparently covered by large flat stones (HER no. 398), there was a large human skeleton (HER no. 399), with 2 Roman coins near its right hand. (HER no. 400) A later account adds that "a small urn of unbaked clay" was also found. It has been suggested that this mound could have been a Neolithic long cairn, and the burial a Roman insertion.
Site Type: Broad
Burial Cairn
SITEDESC
In 1759, in the course of working the limestone quarries, "a ridge of limestone and rubbage" (sic) was removed. "The ridge was about 25 yards in length from east to west, its perpendicular height was about a yard and a half, its breadth at the top was near six yards, and the sides were sloping like the ruins of a rampart". In the middle of this bank, apparently covered by large flat stones (398), there was a large human skeleton (399), with 2 Roman coins near its right hand. (400) A later account adds that "a small urn of unbaked clay" was also found. Welfare suggests that this mound could well have been a Neolithic long cairn, and the burial a Roman insertion.
Site Name
Fulwell Quarries, barrow
Site Type: Specific
Burial Cairn
HER Number
397
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 397 >> P. Collinson, 1763, Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XXXIII, p. 492 (Oct. 1763)
J. Sykes, 1866, Local Records, Vol. I, p. 221
Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1952, linear mound (possibly Bronze Agerrow/rampart)
R. Young, 1980, An Inventory of Barrows in Co. Durham, Transactions Architectectural & Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland, New series, Vol. 5, p. 8 no. 28
H.G. Welfare, 1980, Fulwell Giant, Northern Archaeology, Vol. 1 Part 1, pp. 22-25