Benwell, Benwell Lane, Roman vessel

HER Number:
5267

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, Benwell Lane, Roman vessel

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Container

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Vessel

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A complete Roman pot was found in Benwell Lane while digging a sewer near Benwell Dene House (now the School for the Blind) in 1887.

Easting:
2123

Northing:
6433

Grid Reference:
NZ21236433

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5267 >> Proceedings Society Antiquities Newcastle, 1887, 2, III, p 253 Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and Its Environs, A survey of the extent and presentation of the archaeological remains