Ryhope Colliery, prehistoric burials

Tyne and Wear HER(11612): Ryhope Colliery, prehistoric burials - Details

HER Number:
11612

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope Colliery, prehistoric burials

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Burial

Site Type: Specific:
Inhumation

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Oral Evidence

Description:
According to Bateman, prehistoric burials were found in hills to the west of Ryhope, where Ryhope Colliery was located.

Easting:
397

Northing:
536

Grid Reference:
NZ397536

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
B. Bateman, n.d., A History of Ryhope