Castle Garth, Roman roof tiles
Castle Garth, Roman roof tiles
HER Number
1490
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Castle Garth, Roman roof tiles
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Fort
Site Type: Specific
Fort
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
In the North of England Excavation Committee's trench of 1929, west of the Keep, Roman artifacts were found at the foundation level of the west wall of the Headquarters Building of the Roman fort. These objects included a coin of Vitellius, coarse and samian pottery, and roof tiles.
Easting
425020
Northing
563880
Grid Reference
NZ425020563880
Sources
<< HER 1490 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1931, Exhibits Relics of Roman Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), 46-7, 141
G.R. B. Spain, 1930, Newcastle upon Tyne Fort, Northumberland County History,XIII, 503
G.R.B. Spain, 1931, North of England Excavation Committee, Third Report, 1929-30, 2
G.R. B. Spain, 1930, Newcastle upon Tyne Fort, Northumberland County History,XIII, 503
G.R.B. Spain, 1931, North of England Excavation Committee, Third Report, 1929-30, 2