More information : NZ 530335 Anglo-Saxon Christian cemetery thought to belong to the monastery at Hartlepool (NZ 53 SW 5) discovered 1833 when several skeletons were found 135 yds southeast of the present churchyard. Further burials were found in 1838, 1843, 1921, and 1932, some with memorial and pillow stones. Finds included a bronze pin, coloured glass and a bone needle. The memorial stones which bore Latin and Runic characters have been dated (on philogical grounds) to the 7th and 8th centuries. Most of the finds were dispersed and only seven of the memorial stones are extant. They are in the British Museum, Newcastle Black Gate Museum, and the Cathedral Library at Durham. (1)
A plaque in the promenade wall at NZ 53023354 states "Around lie buried the Monks and Nuns of the ancient Saxon Monastery of Hartlepool (Hernten). Founded c 640 AD. Destroyed by the Danes c 800 AD. This cemetery was discovered in 1833". (2)
Additional reference. (3)
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