Benwell Fort (Condercum), Altar
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Altar
HER Number
5296
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Altar
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Altar
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Altar, 7 x 11 inches with plain sides found in, or before, 1789 in the north part of Benwell Fort, possibly on the site of a temple. Now at the Society of Antiquaries, London. DEO M/ARTI V/ICTOR(I) VIND(EX) U(OTUM) S(OLUIT) 'To the god Mars Victor, Vindex fulfilled his vow'.
Easting
421600
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ421600564700
Sources
<< HER 5296 >> R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, Roman Inscriptions of Britain I, Inscriptions in Stone, p 441 no. 1333
M.J.T. Lewis, 1966, Temples in Roman Britain, p 120
J. Brand, 1789, A History of Newcastle upon Tyne, p 606
C. Bruce, 1853, Handbook to the Roman Wall, second edition, p111
M.J.T. Lewis, 1966, Temples in Roman Britain, p 120
J. Brand, 1789, A History of Newcastle upon Tyne, p 606
C. Bruce, 1853, Handbook to the Roman Wall, second edition, p111