Silver Street, post hole

HER Number

11974

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Silver Street, post hole

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Unassigned

Site Type: Broad

Archaeological Feature

Site Type: Specific

Post Hole

General Period

ROMAN

Specific Period

Roman 43 to 410

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

During excavations in 1973, a post hole, 1m square was found cut into the natural boulder clay. In it was an oak post and a sherd of late C2 Roman coarse pottery.

Easting

425200

Northing

564000

Grid Reference

NZ425200564000

Sources

Clack, P.A.G., 1974, 'Silver Street, Newcastle upon Tyne', Archaeological Newsbulletin for CBA Group 3, 8, (September), 2-3.