South Shields Roman fort, 5th century burials
South Shields Roman fort, 5th century burials
HER Number
916
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields Roman fort, 5th century burials
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Burial
Site Type: Specific
Inhumation
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Outside the south-west gate of the fort the original approach road was cut by an extension of the ditch, and then later reconstructed across the ditch fill. "Several burials cut across the line of the approach road mark its eventual disuse". SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT AND UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Easting
436430
Northing
567900
Grid Reference
NZ436430567900
Sources
<< HER 916 >> P.T. Bidwell in C.M. Daniels, ed. 1989, The Eleventh Pilgrimage of Hadrian's Wall, South Shields - Arbeia, p. 89