Arbeia Roman Fort, tile kilns

HER Number

13260

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Arbeia Roman Fort, tile kilns

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Pottery Manufacturing Site

Site Type: Specific

Tile Kiln

General Period

ROMAN

Specific Period

Roman 43 to 410

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

In the fourth century the original double granary was demolished and two tile kilns built in its place.

Easting

436400

Northing

567900

Grid Reference

NZ436400567900

Sources

Guy de la Bedoyere, 2005, Hadrian's Wall History and Guide, pp 140-144; David J. Breeze, 2006, J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall, 14th edition, pp 115-129