River Don, possible viking ship
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Description
In June 1894, men digging a sewer trench in the Don valley found some intriguing wooden remains and contacted Canon Savage, a noted antiquarian and an expert on boats, who subsequently reported the find to the Society of Antiquaries: "… About 250 yards above the viaduct of the Stanhope and Tyne Railway,… the workmen cut across the backbone of a ship, apparently of curved keel, lying some eight feet below the present surface level....The remains were left in situ and, so far as is known, they have not been disturbed since. Canon Savage's reports have aroused considerable interest since the day they were written. Although the presence of timbers from one sort of structure or another cannot be discounted, there are several reasons why they cannot have been derived from a Viking vessel, nor indeed from a vessel of any large size whatsoever. There are many acceptable alternatives which could be placed within a medieval chronology, of which a timber revetment of the River Don to improve water flow to the Boldon Mill is a possibility.... -
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