South Shields, Roman roads
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
Roman 43 to 410
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
436540
Northing
567630
Grid Reference
NZ436540567630
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
G.B. Hodgson, 1903, The Borough of South Shields, p 29
1876, Daily Journal, 19 February 1876
1961, South Shields Gazette, 08-Feb-61