Benwell Fort (Condercum), Roman grave containing lead coffin
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Roman grave containing lead coffin
HER Number
5271
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Roman grave containing lead coffin
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave
Site Type: Specific
Grave
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A stone lined grave containing a lead coffin (held in Museum of Antiquities - no. 1935.11) for a child. Found 64 metres south-east of the south-east corner of the fort, 46 metres from the apse of the Temple of Antenociticus (HER 5266).
Easting
421660
Northing
564640
Grid Reference
NZ421660564640
Sources
<< HER 5271 >> Proceedings Society Antiquities Newcastle, 1935, 4, ser 7, 1935, p50-54
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