Benwell, Pendower Way, ditch

HER Number:
16459

District:

Site Name:
Benwell, Pendower Way, ditch

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Ditch

General Period:
Roman

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
East-west aligned ditch or gully thought to be Roman in date. A portion of the ditch was excavated in 2012 by TWM. It measured 2.8m in width and was 0.7m deep. In profile the ditch had a steeply sloping northern face, a rounded base, and a southern face which was steeply sloping towards the base but became shallower to the south. Roman pottery was found within the ditch fill. Environmental samples indicated a background level of domestic waste. The feature may have been associated with an individual plot or area within the Condercum vicus.

Easting:
2128

Northing:
6458

Grid Reference:
NZ21286458

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
TWM, 2012, Pendower Way, Benwell - Archaeological Evaluation