South Shields, Salmon Yares

HER Number:
4485

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Salmon Yares

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Fishing Site

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C12

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
There is evidence for sea and river fishing at South Shields in the medieval period. There is, for example, an early 12th century itinerary of all the fisheries belonging to the Bishop of Durham. This includes St Hildeyere and Ebbeyere which belong to Westoe, suggesting salmon yares. Their precise location is unknown, however.

Easting:
35

Northing:
66

Grid Reference:
NZ3566

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4485 >> G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 38-39, 40-41, 47-49