Newcastle, Westgate Road, stone coffin

HER Number:
6661

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Westgate Road, stone coffin

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Funerary Site

Site Type: Specific:
Coffin

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
Stone coffin found in the precincts of St Mary's Hospital during excavations for the Stephenson Monument. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries by Newcastle Corporation.

Easting:
2474

Northing:
6395

Grid Reference:
NZ24746395

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, VI, p 150