An altar of yellow sandstone, 0.36 x 0.66 x 0.17 metres, complete, but very badly weathered. There are five lines of text within an inset panel: ((.))EO((...)) CIDIVCV F((.))CIT((...))V RNINVS ((.)) PRO((.)) ((... Perhaps Deo .../.../f((e))cit ((Sat))u/rninus ((?))? pro((... S (for s(ancto. The dedication remains obscure – perhaps to Saturninus. Found in 1977, in an unstratified context, in Railway Arch 1, during archaeological excavations in Castle Garth.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
"Altar of yellow sandstone, 0.36 x 0.66 x 0.17 m... complete, but very badly weathered. There are five lines of text within an inset panel: ((.))EO((...)) CIDIVCV F((.))CIT((...))V RNINVS ((.)) PRO((.)) ((... Perhaps Deo .../.../f((e))cit ((Sat))u/rninus ((?))? pro((... S (for s(ancto)) may follow Deo, but surviving traces do not fit Cocidio, and the dedication remains obscure. Surviving traces fit Saturninus, but the restoration is conjectural. The final pro suggests the formula pro se et suis for which however there is insufficient room and little support in the surviving traces". Found in 1977, in an unstratified context, in Railway Arch 1, during archaeological excavations in Castle Garth.
Site Name
Castle Garth, Roman altar
Site Type: Specific
Altar
HER Number
1468
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1468 >> Britannia, 1978, Vol. 9, p. 475
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
204
DAY1
25
DAY2
20
District
Newcastle
Easting
425020
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563880
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
The capital and upper right hand portion of the die of a buff sandstone altar measuring 0.33 x 0.35 x 0.11 metres. Found in 1977 in apost-Roman cemetery layer in Railway Arch 2, during archaeological excavations in Castle Garth. Inscribed: MATRIBUS ((.))G((.))O ((...)) LEG ((...))V ((
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Stone
SITEDESC
"Capital and upper right hand portion of the die of a buff sandstone altar, 0.33 x 0.35 x 0.11 m". Found in 1977, in layer 308 (post-Roman cemetery) in Railway Arch 2, during archaeological excavations in Castle Garth. MATRIBUS ((.))G((.))O ((...)) LEG ((...))V ((... Line 2: the letters are larger and more widely spaced than in the other two (sic) lines, and it is uncertain whether one or two letters are missing both before and after G. The final letter might be D".
Site Name
Castle Garth, Roman altar
Site Type: Specific
Dedication Stone
HER Number
1467
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1467 >> Britannia, 1978, Vol. 9, p. 475
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Clare Henderson
DAY1
22
DAY2
22
District
Newcastle
Easting
423717
Grid ref figure
10
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Whinstone
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
3
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
563963
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Place
Newcastle
Description
Whinstone boulder, 24 x 12 inches, found in 1890 at Rye Hill, Newcastle, embedded in clay at a depth of 5 feet below street level. The site lies south of milecastle 5 and near the supposed line of the Vallum. The stone was in the Black Gate in 1930, but apparently not so in 1947. On it was a row of nine circles, in a straight line, and below them was inscribed VIII.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Stone
SITEDESC
"Whinstone boulder, 24 x 12 in, found in 1890 at Rye Hill, Newcastle, embedded in clay at a depth of 5 ft below street level. The site lies south of milecastle 5 and near the supposed line of the Vallum. In the Black Gate in 1930, sought in vain by RPW in 1947". The stone came out of a pipe trench, and had probably been in an earlier gas pipe trench. On it was a row of nine circles, in a straight line, and below them VIII.
Site Name
Rye Hill, inscribed boulder
Site Type: Specific
Dedication Stone
HER Number
1466
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1466 >> S. Holmes, 1891, Exhibited,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, IV (for 1889-90), 269-70
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 547-8, no. 14
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1326
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2021
English, British
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
DAY1
22
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
424700
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SW 23
Northing
563960
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
A building-stone, 14 x 8.5 inches, noticed in 1932 built into the southward-facing north wall of an outhouse detached to the Express Hotel, Westgate Road, Newcastle...". Inscribed: II . O / F((E))IIIIOI.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Stone
SITEDESC
"Building-stone, 14 x 8.5 in, noticed in 1932 built into the southward-facing north wall of an outhouse detached to the Express Hotel, Westgate Road, Newcastle...". ...II . O / F((E))IIIIOI
Site Name
Westgate Road, Roman building-stone
Site Type: Specific
Dedication Stone
HER Number
1465
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1465 >> G.R.B. Spain, 1933, An unrecorded inscribed stone in Newcastle,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, V (for 1931-32), 282
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1325
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
450,1462,1463
DAY1
22
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
425190
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 21
Northing
563750
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
A dedication-slab, 26 x 19 inches, found in 1903 in dredging the north channel of the Swing Bridge, Newcastle, along with HER ref. 1462 & 1463. Inscribed: Imp(eratori) Antoni/no Aug(usto) Pio p(atri) / Pat(riae) uexil(l)atio / leg(ioni) II Aug(ustae) et leg(ioni) / VI Vic(trici) et leg(ioni) / XX V(aleriae) V(ictrici) con(t)r(i)buti ex Ger(maniis) du/obus sub Iulio Ve/ ro leg(ato) Aug(usti) pr(o) p(raetore) - For the Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of his country, the detachment (of men) contributed from the two Germanies for the Second Legion Augusta and the Sixth Legion Victrix and the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix, under Julius Verus, emperor's pro-praetorian legate, (set this up). Julius Verus was governor of Britain c.155-159 A.D.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Stone
SITEDESC
"Dedication-slab, 26 x 19 in, found in 1903 in dredging the north channel of the Swing Bridge, Newcastle... See RIB 1319, 1320", (SMR 1462, 1463). Imp(eratori) Antoni/no Aug(usto) Pio p(atri) / Pat(riae) uexil(l)atio / leg(ioni) II Aug(ustae) et leg(ioni) / VI Vic(trici) et leg(ioni) / XX V(aleriae) V(ictrici) con(t)r(i)buti ex Ger(maniis) du/obus sub Iulio Ve/ ro leg(ato) Aug(usti) pr(o) p(raetore) For the Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of his country, the detachment (of men) contributed from the two Germanies for the Second Legion Augusta and the Sixth Legion Victrix and the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix, under Julius Verus, emperor's pro-praetorian legate, (set this up) Julius Verus, governor of Britain, c. 155-159. Dated C2.
Site Name
River Tyne, Roman dedication slab
Site Type: Specific
Dedication Stone
HER Number
1464
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1464 >> R.O. Heslop, 1905, A Roman Tablet from the Tyne at Newcastle, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, I (for 1903-04), 72-74
R.O. Heslop, 1904, An Inscribed Slab mentioning the Second, Sixth and Twentieth Legions, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XXV, 139-147
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 544-45, no. 3
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1322
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
450,1462,1464
DAY1
22
DAY2
24
District
Newcastle
Easting
425190
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
12
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 21
Northing
563750
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
An altar, 20 x 49 inches, found in 1903 in the north channel, Swing Bridge, Newcastle with HER ref. 1462. On the front, in a moulded panel, is carved a large vertical anchor. Inscribed: Ociano leg(io) / VI Vi(ctrix) / P(ia) F(idelis) - To Ocianus the Sixth Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis (set this up). Found at the same time was a base stone, too small for this altar, but fitting HER ref. 1462.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
"Altar, 20 x 49 in, found in 1903 in the north channel, Swing Bridge, Newcastle... On sides, blank panels. For its counterpart see RIB 1319", (SMR 1462). On the front, in a moulded panel, is carved a large vertical anchor. Ociano leg(io) / VI Vi(ctrix) / P(ia) F(idelis) To Ocianus the Sixth Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis (set this up) Found at the same time was a base stone, too small for this altar, but fitting RIB 1319. Presumably fell into the river from a shrine on or near the Roman bridge. Great North Museum: Hancock 1903.6. Dated C2.
Site Name
River Tyne, Roman altar to Oceanus
Site Type: Specific
Altar
HER Number
1463
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1463 >> R.O. Heslop, 1905, A Roman Altar to 'Oceanus' and Altar Base from the Tyne Bridge,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, I (for 1903 -04), 50-52;
R.O. Heslop, 1904, Discovery of Roman Inscriptions, etc., at Newcastle, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XXV, 133, 135-6;
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 543-4, no. 2;
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1320;
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 216; D.J. Smith, 1974, Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle upon Tyne - An Illustrated Introduction, 10
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
2014
English, British
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
450,1463,1464
DAY1
19
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
425190
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 21
Northing
563750
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
An altar broken into three fragments, 20 x 48 inches, found in 1875 on the site of the Roman bridge in the north channel of the Tyne at Newcastle, in building the Swing Bridge. The base, 24 x 7.5 inches, on which it stands was found in 1903 with HER ref. 1463. On the front panel there is a vertical trident entwined by a dolphin. Inscribed: Neptuno le(gio) / VI Vi(ctrix)/ P(ia) F(idelis) - To Neptune the Sixth Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis (set this up).
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
"Altar broken into three fragments, 20 x 48 in, found in 1875 on the site of the Roman bridge in the north channel of the Tyne at Newcastle, in building the Swing Bridge. On sides, blank panels. The base, 24 x 7.5 in, on which it stands was found in 1903 with RIB 1320", (SMR 1463). On the front panel there is a vertical trident entwined by a dolphin. Neptuno le(gio) / VI Vi(ctrix)/ P(ia) F(idelis) To Neptune the Sixth Legion Victrix Pia Fidelis (set this up). Presumably fell into the river from a shrine on or near the Roman bridge.
Site Name
River Tyne, Roman altar to Neptune
Site Type: Specific
Altar
HER Number
1462
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1462 >> Dr. Hodgkin, 1885, Altar etc. from the Tyne,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, I (for 1882-84), 163-4
C. Bruce, 1887, Catalogue of the Inscribed and Sculptured Stones... Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XII, 7-8, no. 13
R.O. Heslop, 1904, Discovery of Roman Inscriptions, etc., at Newcastle, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XXV, 133, 135-6
R.O. Heslop, 1905, A Roman Altar to 'Oceanus' and Altar Base from the Tyne Bridge, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 3, I (for 1903-04), 50-52
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 543-4, no. 1
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1319
C. Caplan, 197?, Musuem Notes, 1976. 1. To Neptune and to Oceanus, Archaeologia Aeliana, 5, IV, 171-6
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 213
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commemorative
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
DAY1
19
DAY2
10
District
Newcastle
Easting
425000
Grid ref figure
6
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 31
Northing
564000
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
A dedication, 26 x 18 inches, of the three Mother Goddesses, who are represented enthroned, each in a separate niche. It is of uncertain origin, but was first recorded in 1858 as built up in the wall of Messrs Mitchell's printing premises, St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Newcastle...". Inscribed: Dea(bus) / Matribus Tramarinis / Patri(i)s Aurelius Iuuenalis / s(acrum) - To the Mother Goddesses of his native land from overseas Aurelius Juvenalis made this offering.
Site Type: Broad
Commemorative Stone
SITEDESC
"Dedication, 26 x 18 in, of the three Mother Goddesses, who are represented enthroned, each in a separate niche. It is of uncertain origin, but was first recorded in 1858 as built up in the wall of Messrs Mitchell's printing premises, St. Nicholas' Churchyard, Newcastle...". Dea(bus) / Matribus Tramarinis / Patri(i)s Aurelius Iuuenalis / s(acrum) To the Mother Goddesses of his native land from overseas Aurelius Juvenalis made this offering. Dated C2-C3.
Site Name
St. Nicholas churchyard, Roman dedication slab
Site Type: Specific
Dedication Stone
HER Number
1461
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1461 >> J.C. Bruce, 1867, The Roman Wall, 3rd ed., 405
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 546-7, no. 11
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1318
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 236
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
204
DAY1
19
DAY2
20
District
Newcastle
Easting
425040
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
9
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 30
Northing
563850
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
An altar, 16 x 30 inches, found in 1929 on the site of the Roman fort near the south-west corner of the Castle Keep, Newcastle, 3 feet below the pavement. Inscribed: ((I(oui))) O(ptimo) M(aximo) et / ((Nu))mini((.../.../((D))is Hospital(ibus) /... S((..))AE / ((... - To Jupiter, Best and Greatest, and to the Deity ((of the Emperor...)) and to the gods of hospitality... About 10 letters are erased, presumably the names of an emperor, suggesting the altar cannot be earlier than the reign of Commodus, the first emperor to be so treated after the building of the Wall.
Site Type: Broad
Altar
SITEDESC
"Altar, 16 x 30 in, found in 1929 on the site of the Roman fort near the south-west corner of the Castle Keep, Newcastle...". Spain's location was a little more precise - "...3' 0" below the pavement under a gas main on the south side of the Keep and near the south-west corner". ((I(oui))) O(ptimo) M(aximo) et / ((Nu))mini((.../.../((D))is Hospital(ibus) /... S((..))AE / ((... To Jupiter, Best and Greatest, and to the Deity ((of the Emperor...)) and to the gods of hospitality... About 10 letters erased, presumably the names of an emperor (RPW). The erased name of an emperor suggests the altar cannot be earlier than the reign of Commodus, the first emperor to be so treated after the building of the Wall (EJP). Dated C2-C4.
Site Name
Castle Garth, Roman altar
Site Type: Specific
Altar
HER Number
1460
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1460 >> Journal Roman Studies, 1929, XIX, 213
G.R.B. Spain, 1931, Exhibits Relics of Roman Newcastle, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), 47
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 545-6, no. 7
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1317
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 196
YEAR1
1994
YEAR2
1994
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Barbara Harbottle
COMP2
Barbara Harbottle
Crossref
204
DAY1
19
DAY2
12
District
Newcastle
Easting
425100
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
MONTH1
7
MONTH2
8
Grid Reference
NZ
NMRNUMBER
NZ 26 SE 29
Northing
563910
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Place
Newcastle
Description
An altar, 10 x 23 inches, found in 1932 in making an eastward extension of the County Council Offices, Newcastle. Inscribed: I(oui) O(ptimo) M(aximo) / pro salu/te et uictor/ia Aug(usti) - To Jupiter, Best and Greatest, for the welfare and victory of the Emperor.
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
SITEDESC
"Altar, 10 x 23 in, found in 1932 in making an eastward extension of the County Council Offices, Newcastle... On left side jug, on right patera". I(oui) O(ptimo) M(aximo) / pro salu/te et uictor/ia Aug(usti)³ To Jupiter, Best and Greatest, for the welfare and victory of the Emperor
Site Name
Castle Garth, Roman altar
Site Type: Specific
Altar
HER Number
1459
Form of Evidence
Find
Sources
<< HER 1459 >> Journal Roman Studies, 1933, XXIII, 214
G.R.B. Spain, 1935, Curators' Annual Report, 1933,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 4, VI (for 1933-34), 197
G.R.B. Spain, 1933, An Altar dedicated to Jupiter found in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, X, 109-110
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1316
E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 195