Morbium AKA Morbivm AKA Piercebridge Vicus, The Tofts, Piercebridge (Piercebridge)
Piercebridge © DCC 2007
In the Roman period a large settlement, known as a vicus, grew up outside the fort at Piercebridge. Aerial photographs of this area have shown the cropmarks of about 30 buildings. Excavations by archaeologists in 1973 found the remains of two rectangular buildings. One contained a hypocaust; another an altar. Both were dated to the 3rd century AD. Workshops including kilns, bronze working debris and metalworking areas have been found. This is a Scheduled Ancient Monument protected by law.
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Excavation at the Garden Centre AKA Sam Turner and Sons, Carlbury, Piercebridge, Darlington 2012; Northern Archaeological Associates Ltd doi:1051652
Excavation in Tofts fields, Piercebridge 1973; Peter Scott
Excavation in Tofts fields, Piercebridge 1974; Peter Scott
Excavations at Northern Nursery, Piercebridge 1975; Peter Scott
Excavations at Tofts Field, Piercebridge, 1939; Piercebridge Excavation Committee
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Excavation at Piercebridge 1981; Unknown
DERE STREET, TOFTS FIELD, PIERCEBRIDGE 1933; Unknown
RCHME: Piercebridge Vicus Project
Excavation in Tofts fields, Piercebridge 1973; Peter Scott
Excavation in Tofts fields, Piercebridge 1974; Peter Scott
Excavations at Northern Nursery, Piercebridge 1975; Peter Scott
Excavations at Tofts Field, Piercebridge, 1939; Piercebridge Excavation Committee
RCHME: Durham SAMs Project 1991; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Excavation at Piercebridge 1981; Unknown
DERE STREET, TOFTS FIELD, PIERCEBRIDGE 1933; Unknown
RCHME: Piercebridge Vicus Project
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