South Shields, Roman roads

HER Number:
1889

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Roman roads

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A cross section of a road running from the Roman fort at the Lawe on a line nearly parallel with Baring Street, but tending a little to the westward… it consisted of two parallel pavements or roads… and on the crown of the hill were not more than six inches below the tiled surface.

Easting:
3654

Northing:
6763

Grid Reference:
NZ36546763

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1889 >> Tyne and Wear Museums, 2001, Hadrian Primary School, Baring Street, South Shields, Archaeological Assessment, appendix 1 G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 29 1876, Daily Journal, 19 February 1876 1961, South Shields Gazette, 08-Feb-61