South Hylton, slipway and quay
South Hylton, slipway and quay
HER Number
17757
District
Sunderland
Site Name
South Hylton, slipway and quay
Place
South Hylton
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Maritime
Site Type: Broad
Landing Point
Site Type: Specific
Quay
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Post Medieval 1540 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Description
Late medieval stone built quayside adjacent to the south-east bank of the River Wear and a post medieval slipway. The quayside was formed by a quanity of large sub-rectangular worked and unworked stones.
Easting
435075
Northing
556932
Grid Reference
NZ435075556932
Sources
Wardell Armstrong LLP, 2018, Site 7, Hylton 'Dam' Site, South Hylton, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Community Archaeological Excavation Report; Wardell Armstrong LLP, 2018, Sunderland's Forgotten Stones, Hylton, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Community Archaeology Project