Bishopwearmouth, ancient chisels

HER Number:
23

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Bishopwearmouth, ancient chisels

Place:
Bishopwearmouth

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Tools and Equipment

Site Type: Broad:
Cutting Equipment

Site Type: Specific:
Chisel

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
The Rev. John Laurence, rector of Bishopwearmouth from 1721 to 1732, in his work on 'Agriculture', makes note of some ancient chisels found in the small joints and crevices of a quarry near Bishopwearmouth.

Easting:
39

Northing:
56

Grid Reference:
NZ3956

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 23 >> J.W. Summers, 1858, History of Sunderland p. 14 .A. Petch, 1925, Roman Durham, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4,I, p. 30 Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1957 Roman chisels