Roman stones in field wall
Roman stones in field wall
HER Number
19065
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Roman stones in field wall
Place
Walbottle
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Stone Block
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
A large stone measuring 0.72m x 0.50m with a possible wheel rut worn into it was noted by a member of the public built into a field boundary wall, in the second course above ground level. Another large stone sits above it, and there are many other examples of outsize stones built into the wall at various points along its whole length. The stone with the possible wheel rut is postulated to have been reused from Milecastle 9 (Chapel House) (HER214); another potential source of stone for the wall would have been Turret 9a (HER215).
The wall bounds the field on the southern side of Hawthorn Terrace to the east of the village.
The wall bounds the field on the southern side of Hawthorn Terrace to the east of the village.
Easting
417304
Northing
566462
Grid Reference
NZ417304566462
Sources
Pers comm