Monkwearmouth, oyster beds

HER Number:
17568

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Monkwearmouth, oyster beds

Place:
Monkwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Fishing Site

Site Type: Specific:
Oyster Beds

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Shown on Burleigh and Thompson's 'Plan of the mouth of the River Wear' 1737, marked with a letter 'y'.

Easting:
395

Northing:
574

Grid Reference:
NZ395574

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2017, Sheepfolds, Sunderland - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, Building Recording and Geological Assessment, p 30; Burleigh and Thompson, 1737, Plan of the mouth of the River Wear