Mile End Road, iron dagger

HER Number

942

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Mile End Road, iron dagger

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Monument <By Form>

Site Type: Broad

Findspot

Site Type: Specific

Dagger

General Period

UNCERTAIN

Specific Period

Uncertain

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

An iron dagger, 6.5 inches long exhibited by Mr R Blair, found in a clay field belonging to Messrs Lawson in Mile End Road, South Shields. Mile End Road was long since built up.

Easting

436000

Northing

567000

Grid Reference

NZ436000567000

Sources

<< HER 942 >> R. Blair, 1891, Exhibited, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, IV (for 1889-90), p. 162