Ryhope, Unicorn

HER Number:
15215

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope, Unicorn

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ45SW

Class:
Maritime Craft

Site Type: Broad:
Sailing Vessel

Site Type: Specific:

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Wreckage

Description:
1615 wreck of English craft which stranded at Ryhope. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. The inquest on the wreck of the UNICORN on 15 October 1615, was used as evidence in the case of Bishop of Durham v Robert Preston, 7 November 1768.

Easting:
4171

Northing:
5319

Grid Reference:
NZ41715319

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
National Monuments Record MONUMENT NUMBER: 1482543; Catalogue entry for Durham District Council Papers, Ref. No. ND/Du 9/168 accessed via http://www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/register.nsf/$$searchdcc search mechanism 09-OCT-2008