Denton, Roman inscribed stone
Denton, Roman inscribed stone
HER Number
1257
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Denton, Roman inscribed stone
Place
Denton
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Inscribed Stone
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Inscribed stone seen before 1789 beside a portion of the Wall at Denton Burn, between turrets 7a and 7b. Now lost.
Easting
420000
Northing
565000
Grid Reference
NZ420000565000
Sources
<< HER 1257 >> J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, I, 607
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones, Northumberland County History, XIII, 561 no. 9
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1355
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones, Northumberland County History, XIII, 561 no. 9
R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, The Roman Inscriptions of Britain, 1355