Newcastle, gold ring
Newcastle, gold ring
HER Number
              6606
          District
              Newcastle
          Site Name
              Newcastle, gold ring
          Place
              Newcastle
          Map Sheet
              NZ26SE
          Class
              Monument <By Form>
          Site Type: Broad
              Findspot
          Site Type: Specific
              Finger Ring
          General Period
              UNCERTAIN
          Specific Period
              Uncertain
          Form of Evidence
              Find
          Description
              "An impression of an antique plain gold ring sent by Sir William C Trevelyan, bought at Malton by a friend who was assured it was dug up in Newcastle. The stone is red, well inserted and exactly on a level with the surface of the ring. The subject is a cupid offering grapes to an aged head".
          Easting
              420000
          Northing
              560000
          Grid Reference
              NZ420000560000
    Sources
              Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 2, Vol VI, (1865), p 95