Pit alignment, gullies and possible Roman site at Wooperton Quarry (Cheviotside)
Excavations at Wooperton in 2004. Photo by Northumberland County Council.
The remains of a row of pits have been found in Wooperton Quarry. It was at least 60m long and includes 33 pits. It continued at both ends into areas not recorded by archaeologists. A remarkable amount of early Roman pottery has been found in these pits. Traces of possible buildings, also of Roman date, have been found nearby as well as a possible Bronze Age cremation pit. This site is unusual, as pit alignments are usually of prehistoric date. The features found so far appear to suggest they are on the edge of a settlement, possibly military, associated with the Devil's Causeway Roman road.
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EXCAVATION, Wooperton gravel quarry Phase 1 1997; Headland Archaeology
EXCAVATION, Wooperton gravel quarry. Phase 1, second strip 1997; Headland Archaeology
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: Phase 1, Third strip 1998; HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: phase 1, fourth strip 1999; HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: phase 1, fifth strip 2000; HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: Phase 2, first strip 2003; Headland Archaeology
EXCAVATION, Wooperton Quarry: Phase 2, Second strip 2004; Headland Archaeology
EXCAVATION, Wooperton gravel quarry. Phase 1, second strip 1997; Headland Archaeology
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: Phase 1, Third strip 1998; HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: phase 1, fourth strip 1999; HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: phase 1, fifth strip 2000; HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY
WATCHING BRIEF, Wooperton Quarry: Phase 2, first strip 2003; Headland Archaeology
EXCAVATION, Wooperton Quarry: Phase 2, Second strip 2004; Headland Archaeology
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