Newcastle, Castle Garth, boars tusks

Tyne and Wear HER(6533): Newcastle, Castle Garth, boars tusks - Details

HER Number:
6533

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Castle Garth, boars tusks

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Ecofacts

Site Type: Broad:
Animal Remains

Site Type: Specific:
Mammal Remains

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
During excavations in Castle Garth, for the railway extensions in around 1895, four boar's tusks were found.

Easting:
250

Northing:
639

Grid Reference:
NZ250639

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, Vol VI (1895), p 92