The Lawe, Roman "villas"
The Lawe, Roman "villas"
HER Number
1900
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
The Lawe, Roman "villas"
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Villa
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Buildings thought to be "villas" were found "on the strip of level land between the eastern wall and the seaward edge of the Lawe".
Easting
436610
Northing
567970
Grid Reference
NZ436610567970
Sources
<< HER 1900 >> Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Hadrian Primary School, Baring Street, South Shields, Archaeological Assessment, appendix 1
G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 17
G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 17