Benwell Lane, Roman vessel
Benwell Lane, Roman vessel
HER Number
5267
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Lane, Roman vessel
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Vessel
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A complete Roman pot was found in Benwell Lane while digging a sewer near Benwell Dene House (now the School for the Blind) in 1887.
Easting
421230
Northing
564330
Grid Reference
NZ421230564330
Sources
<< HER 5267 >> Proceedings Society Antiquities Newcastle, 1887, 2, III, p 253
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and Its Environs, A survey of the extent and presentation of the archaeological remains
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and Its Environs, A survey of the extent and presentation of the archaeological remains