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Meols

PLACENAME: Melas (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Sand dune or the sandhills. From Old Norse.

Barbed fish hook

The key area for early activity in Meols is the foreshore, which would once have been the site of an important port for the North West of England. Finds from the area include this Medieval barbed fish-hook, round section with flattened end.

Silver tetradrachm

Silver tetradrachm of Tigranes II (83-69 BC) of Armenia, minted in Syria.

Roman buckle

Roman buckle made from copper alloy.

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