Sunderland, suggested Roman fort

Nineteenth century antiquarians believed that there had been a "Roman station" near the mouth of the Wear, on the high ground at the north end of Castle Street. In support of this its commanding situation was noted and evidence was cited of four foot thick founds of worked stones and cement examined there in 1873, ancient sculptured stones of supposed Roman work dug up near the Castle Well, and a Roman inscribed stone found in a wall of the rectory coach-house. The site is now too heavily disturbed for investigation, but the supposed inscription was subsequently debunked as eighteenth century in origin.