Wrekenton, possible Roman fort
Wrekenton, possible Roman fort
HER Number
283
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Wrekenton, possible Roman fort
Place
Wrekenton
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Defence
Site Type: Broad
Fort
Site Type: Specific
Fort
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Earthwork
Description
In the north-west angle formed by Easedale Gardens and the Pelaw Main wagonway, on Ravensworth Golf Course, there is a raised platform with a typically rounded Roman corner. The top of the platform has medieval rig and furrows and one side has been landscaped away. The prominent corner is full of stone and there appears to be a bank round the top of the two visible sides. The site is close to the junction of two Roman roads, Chester-le-Street to the Tyne, and the Wrekendyke.
Easting
426900
Northing
559050
Grid Reference
NZ426900559050
Sources
<< HER 283 >> Aerial Photograph, R. Selkirk, 1983, The Piercebridge Formula, p. 43
Aerial Photograph, R.Selkirk, 1977, Wrekenton golf course, - ? Roman fort, 17.xi.1977, S 96-101 -Museum of Antiquities
J.N. Rimmington, English Heritage 1998 Alternative Action Report
Aerial Photograph, R.Selkirk, 1977, Wrekenton golf course, - ? Roman fort, 17.xi.1977, S 96-101 -Museum of Antiquities
J.N. Rimmington, English Heritage 1998 Alternative Action Report