Benwell Fort (Condercum), Tombstone
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Tombstone
HER Number
5321
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Tombstone
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Tomb
Site Type: Specific
Tombstone
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Tombstone, 18 x 25 inches, found before 1732 built into a house at Benwell. RIB 1349. Museum of Antiquities 1864.5.17.
Easting
421600
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ421600564700
Sources
<< HER 5321 >> R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, Roman Inscriptions of Britain I, Inscriptions in Stone, p 445, no. 1349
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and its Environs, Survey of extent and preservation of archaeological deposits
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and its Environs, Survey of extent and preservation of archaeological deposits