Castle Garth, Roman relief of Mercury
Castle Garth, Roman relief of Mercury
HER Number
1483
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Castle Garth, Roman relief of Mercury
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Statue
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A relief carving, in local buff sandstone, of Mercury was recovered in 1847 during excavation for the foundations of the High Level Bridge on the crest of the hill in front of the castle. Slightly weathered and damaged. 0.436 metres high x 0.238 metres wide x 0.13 metres deep. A well-rounded figure, with an unusually large head, boldly executed in high relief.
Easting
425000
Northing
563800
Grid Reference
NZ425000563800
Sources
<< HER 1483 >> J.C. Bruce, 1851, The Roman Wall, 1st ed., 129
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1857, 2, I, p. 251 no. 104
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1918, 3, VIII, 80
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 548 no. 15
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 205
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1857, 2, I, p. 251 no. 104
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1918, 3, VIII, 80
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 548 no. 15
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 205