River Wear, Roman milestone

HER Number

4991

District

Sunderland

Site Name

River Wear, Roman milestone

Place

Hylton

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Milestone

Site Type: Specific

Milestone

General Period

ROMAN

Specific Period

Roman 43 to 410

Form of Evidence

Find

Description

The distinguished local historian Robert Surtees recorded the discovery in the river of a Roman milestone inscribed with a dedication to the Emperor Gordian.

Easting

435000

Northing

556900

Grid Reference

NZ435000556900

Sources

<< HER 4991 >> I. Ayris, The River Wear - Hylton to Claxheugh