Silksworth, ?prehistoric burial

HER Number:
231

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Silksworth, ?prehistoric burial

Place:
Silksworth

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Burial

Site Type: Specific:
Inhumation

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
On Thursday 5th June, 1879 some workmen found a stone coffin on land between the estates of Mr. Chapman, of Silksworth Hall, and Mr. Beckwith of Silksworth House. The coffin was found to contain "human remains, together with antique weapons".

Easting:
376

Northing:
527

Grid Reference:
NZ376527

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 231 >> Shields Gazette, 1879, 5.vi.1879, South Shields Library Local Studies R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 73, no. 17