South Shields, Mile End Road, supposed Viking Boat

HER Number:
1804

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Mile End Road, supposed Viking Boat

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Vehicle

Site Type: Specific:
Boat

General Period:
Early Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
Reports of the boat circulated in the area for many years. It was suggested that it lay 15 feet below a lane between two South Shields streets - his information being derived from an eye witness to timbers of the boat when a trench was opened for a sewer early in the 19th century. This story could be a confused version of a find made in 1840 (HER ref. 943) and reported at the turn of the century. It was reported that the University of Newcastle's archaeological unit was to excavate the site.

Easting:
3607

Northing:
6786

Grid Reference:
NZ36076786

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1804 >> Tyne and Wear Museums,1992, Don Valley Survey, p 9 The Times Higher Education Supplement,15th October 1982