Denton, Roman culvert
Denton, Roman culvert
HER Number
1284
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Denton, Roman culvert
Place
Denton
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Regulation Installation
Site Type: Specific
Culvert
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Hadrian's Wall crossed the Sugley Burn by means of a culvert, two feet square, covered by the drive to West Denton Hall. The precise location can not now be established since it lies under the dual carriageway of the A69.
Easting
419170
Northing
565840
Grid Reference
NZ419170565840
Sources
<< HER 1284 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, R. Lewis, 1966, Roman culvert (site of)
J.C. Bruce & C.M. Daniels, 1978, Handbook to the Roman Wall, 13th ed. p. 73
J.C. Bruce & C.M. Daniels, 1978, Handbook to the Roman Wall, 13th ed. p. 73