Jarrow, Roman artifacts from north of Jarrow Hall
Jarrow, Roman artifacts from north of Jarrow Hall
HER Number
987
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Jarrow, Roman artifacts from north of Jarrow Hall
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Archaeological Feature
Site Type: Specific
Site
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Roman masonry was said to have been found in 1800 during the building of Jarrow Hall. During excavations in 1989-90 north of the hall, "roofing tiles, squared blocks of buff sandstone and a fragment of an amphora" were recovered.
Easting
433700
Northing
565400
Grid Reference
NZ433700565400
Sources
<< HER 987 >> J. Hodgson, 1840, History of Northumberland, Part 2, Vol. III, p. 230
S. Speak, 1990, Jarrow, Medieval Settlement Research Group, Annual Report, 5, p. 35
S. Speak, 1990, Jarrow, Medieval Settlement Research Group, Annual Report, 5, p. 35