Newcastle, Castle Garth, Roman altar

HER Number:
1467

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Castle Garth, Roman altar

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Commemorative

Site Type: Broad:
Commemorative Stone

Site Type: Specific:
Dedication Stone

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

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 ((

Easting:
2502

Northing:
6388

Grid Reference:
NZ25026388

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1467 >> Britannia, 1978, Vol. 9, p. 475