Roman altar from Featherwood (Rochester and Byrness)
Roman altar found at Featherwood along Dere Street in 1914. The stone is 51 inches high, 22 inches wide and 13 inches deep. The inscription reads:
VICTORIAE/ET PACI IUL(IUS)/MEPANIUS/......./PUBLICO/V(OTUM)/S(OLVIT)/ L(IBENS) M(ERITO).
'To Victory and Peace Julius Mep(/)anius.......paid a vow gladly and deservedly'. The fourth line is purposely erased. The altar is now in the parish church of the Holy Trinity, Horsley on Rede. (1)
Found lying in the grass in 1914 by workmen remetalling the Roman road close to the steading at Featherwood. The altar can be classed with the other Bremenium altars. It was perhaps brought thence when Featherwood was built. (2)
The altar is preserved in the porch of the church at Horsley. Its face is very worn, and the inscription has become, for the most part illegible. No additional information was acquired from local enquiries, and the vicar who resides at Otterburn was not available for consultation. (3)
VICTORIAE/ET PACI IUL(IUS)/MEPANIUS/......./PUBLICO/V(OTUM)/S(OLVIT)/ L(IBENS) M(ERITO).
'To Victory and Peace Julius Mep(/)anius.......paid a vow gladly and deservedly'. The fourth line is purposely erased. The altar is now in the parish church of the Holy Trinity, Horsley on Rede. (1)
Found lying in the grass in 1914 by workmen remetalling the Roman road close to the steading at Featherwood. The altar can be classed with the other Bremenium altars. It was perhaps brought thence when Featherwood was built. (2)
The altar is preserved in the porch of the church at Horsley. Its face is very worn, and the inscription has become, for the most part illegible. No additional information was acquired from local enquiries, and the vicar who resides at Otterburn was not available for consultation. (3)
N332
Roman (43 to 410)
Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1956; D A Davies
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