Benwell Fort (Condercum), Statue of a lion
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Statue of a lion
HER Number
5325
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Statue of a lion
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Statue
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Fragments of a statue of a lion, probably from a grave monument, found at Benwell around 1862, subsequently lost and rediscovered in the grounds of Condercum House during redevelopment in 1936, now in Corbridge Museum. CSIR 1.1 253.
Easting
421600
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ421600564700
Sources
<< HER 5325 >> E.J. Phillips, 1977, Corpus Signororum Imperii Romani, Great Britain Vol 1, no. 253, in Corbridge's Hadrian's Wall East of the North Tyne
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