Newcastle, Castle Garth, Roman pottery

HER Number:
1489

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Castle Garth, Roman pottery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Container

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Vessel

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
In the North of England Excavation Committee's trench of 1929, west of the Keep, Roman artifacts were found at the foundation level of the west wall of the Headquarters Building. These objects included a coin of Vitellius, roofing tiles, coarse pottery, and the base of a Samian cup, in two fragments, with the potter's stamp of CAPELLIANUS.

Easting:
2502

Northing:
6388

Grid Reference:
NZ25026388

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1489 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1931, Exhibits Relics of Roman Newcastle, 4, IV (for 1929-30), 46-7, 141 G.R. B. Spain, 1930, Newcastle upon Tyne Fort, Northumberland County History, XIII, 503 G.R.B. Spain, 1931, North of England Excavation Committee, Third Report, 1929-30, 2