Tyne and Wear HER(1258): Denton, Roman building-stone - Details
1258
Newcastle
Denton, Roman building-stone
Denton
NZ26NW NZ16NE
Architecture
Architectural Fragment
Architectural Fragment
Roman
C2
Find
Building-stone, 9 x 9 inches, found in 1804 probably near Denton Hall. Later (in 1941) recorded in Denton Hall stable. Inscribed: “c(enturia) Iuli / Rufi "The century of Julius Rufus (built this)".
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65
NZ2065
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