23 Front Street, spindle whorl

HER Number

4602

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

23 Front Street, spindle whorl

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Spindle Whorl

General Period

MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Medieval 1066 to 1540

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

A lead spindle whorl was found in August 1995 at a depth of 2 feet in a garden in Front Street, Tynemouth. It was decorated with a moulded fishnet and round knob design.

Easting

436800

Northing

569400

Grid Reference

NZ436800569400

Sources

<< HER 4602 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1995, Arbeia Museum