Jarrow, Anglo-Saxon monastery

HER Number:
994

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Anglo-Saxon monastery

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Religious House

Site Type: Specific:
Monastery

General Period:
Early Medieval

Specific Period:
C7-C9

Form of Evidence:
Ruined Building

Description:
LISTED GRADE 1 AND SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT

Easting:
339

Northing:
652

Grid Reference:
NZ339652

Lats/Lons:

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