A barbed and tanged arrowhead found at Chapel Park, Westerhope, was donated to the Museum of Antiquities in 1974 by M.J. Taylor. Part of one barb is missing. It is 27 mm long x 4 mm thick.

An arrowhead, perhaps of chert, was found in the garden of 1 Harelow Grove, West Denton, and placed in the Museum of Antiquities on indefinite loan in 1961. It is a tanged arrowhead with the dimensions 44 mm long x 20 mm wide x 2 mm thick.

A perforated stone axe-hammer was found near Denton Hall, probably in 1822, but was subsequently lost.

In 1936 a cist was found during road making west of Denton Burn. The precise find spot is described as "on the line of the pavement on the west side of Legion Road, 20 yards south of the road called West Vallum which runs along the Vallum ditch and on the crest of the slope which leads down to the bank of the burn". The cist, on an E-W axis, was c. 4' long x 2' wide x 2' deep, and 2'2" below the line of the original humus. Though it had been cleared by workmen before an archaeologist could get there, a few human bones were recovered - a jaw and molar fragments. These were thought to be from a young person, and were presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle by T. Wake.

In 1936 a cist was found during road making on a new housing estate west of Denton Burn. The precise find spot is described as "on the line of the pavement on the west side of Legion Road, 20 yards south of the road called West Vallum which runs along the Vallum ditch and on the crest of the slope which leads down to the bank of the burn". The cist had an east-west axis, and was sunk into the gravelly subsoil. Its cover stone, broken on discovery, was 2 feet 2 inches below the line of the original topsoil. Its side slabs were 3 feet 10.5 inches long x 1 foot 9 inches – 2 feet 1 inch deep, x 4-5 inches thick. The slab at the east end was 1 foot 10 inches x 1 foot 3 inches deep. A few human bones were recovered from it and presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle by T. Wake.

In 1813 or 1814 three short cists (c. 2' x 1'/1'6"), aligned SW-NE, were found c. a quarter of a mile SW of the Roman Wall near Denton Hall. "The centre enclosure contained the urn, the bottom of which was about the same depth as the edge stones; the remaining space within was filled up with very fine soft yellow sand, almost to the surface. The urn contained a substance very much resembling ...shag tobacco". It seems likely that this substance was a cremation. The pot was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle in January 1815. Although the NCH reported in 1930 that "it cannot now be identified", in 1937 Wake declared it was a food vessel and on display in the Society's museum. A bipartite vase with shoulder cavetto zone and five perforated stops. 11.5 cm high x 15.3 cm rim diam x 7.7. cm base diam. Exterior decorated all over with combed pseudo maggots arranged herringbone fashion. Internal bevel lines of twisted cord decoration. Buff fabric, pink patches.

In 1813 or 1814 three short cists (c. 2' x 1'/1'6"), aligned SW-NE, were found c. a quarter of a mile SW of the Roman Wall near Denton Hall. "The centre enclosure contained the urn, the bottom of which was about the same depth as the edge stones; the remaining space within was filled up with very fine soft yellow sand, almost to the surface. The urn contained a substance very much resembling (what is commonly called) shag tobacco". It seems likely that this was a cremation even though the so-called urn was a food vessel.

In 1813 or 1814 three short cists (c. 2' x 1'/1'6"), aligned SW-NE, were found c. a quarter of a mile SW of the Roman Wall near Denton Hall. The NE cist "was quite full of bones, the greatest part of them, from time, reduced to white powder. I found many pieces from a quarter of an inch to an inch in length. The whole were so much decayed, as to render it impossible to ascertain whether they were human or not". This sounds likely to be the remains of a cremation.

In 1813 or 1814, just over a quarter of a mile south-west of the Roman Wall, Edward Woodhouse raised a large stone which had obstructed the plough. Beneath it he found "three enclosures, about two feet in length, and from twelve to eighteem inches in breadth". Each was composed of four stones set on edge, the longest stones set SW-NE, and they were separated from one another by spaces about 12 inches wide filled with rubble. In the East cist were calcined bones, and in the centre one a food vessel containing ash. The vessel was later described as a bipartite vase in buff fabric, 11.5 cm high x 15.3 cm rim diam x 7.7. cm base diameter. The exterior is decorated all over with combed pseudo maggots arranged herringbone fashion. The bottom of the vessel was about the same depth as the edge stones; the remaining space within being filled up with very fine soft yellow sand, almost to the surface. The pot was donated to the Society of Antiquaries in Jan. 1815.

The earliest certain documentary reference appears to be from 1272. In 1296 there were 10 tenants, and roughly this number survived throughout the Middle Ages. As part of the manor of Newburn, Walbottle was the property of the Percy earls of Northumberland from the 14th century. In a map of 1620 it is shown as having 3 fields - West, Quarry and East Fields. The village is built round a green, the shape of which has changed over the years. The early roads into it were the eastern route from the Military Road, and from the south. The west route from the Military Road appeared later, and follows the course of a stream to a pond which lay originally in the centre of the green. The village has been largely rebuilt since the mid 20th century.