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