Benwell, supposed Roman cemetery

Tyne and Wear HER(1505): Benwell, supposed Roman cemetery - Details

HER Number:
1505

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, supposed Roman cemetery

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Funerary Site

Site Type: Specific:
Cemetery

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Implied Evidence

Description:
A Roman cemetery, midway between Benwell Fort and (the deduced site of) Milecastle 6, was suggested by Eric Birley in 1963.

Easting:
220

Northing:
646

Grid Reference:
NZ220646

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1505 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, BRS, 1972, Site of Roman cemetery