Roman Burials (Corbridge)
[NY 97586496] Mausoleum (site of). (1)
In 1949 the crop mark of a presumed Romano-Celtic temple at NY 976649, 750yds west of the Corstopitum storehouse, was photographed from the air. (2)
Excavations in 1958 revealed the site to be a Roman mausoleum of the first half of the 2nd century AD, consisting of a central rectangular monument, with burial shaft, bounded by a precinct wall; other burials were found immediately outside this enclosure. Finds included pottery shards of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th centuries sculptured stones, building tiles and two 4th century coins. The site was probably one of the cemeteries of Corstopitum and appears to have been dismantled in the mid 4th century. (3)
There are no surface indications of the site which falls within an arable field. (4)
Shoreden Brae Roman mausoleum. Visible on aerial photograph as a thick-walled rectangular building c10m square within a walled enclosure 41m square. Excavation showed it to have burials around the mausoleum. Foundations 3m thick, with grave shaft 1.2m deep inside. No trace of inhumation left. Sculptured stone fragments found buried near the south east and south west corners. Built in second quarter of 2nd century and dismantled in second half of 4th century. Likely the mausoleum was that of a Roman officer, no trace of the expected cremation though, so may have been a cenotaph. (5)
Roman carved stones from Shoreden Brae mausoleum:-
i) lion and stag, found 1958. In Corbridge Museum;
ii) lion, found 1958. In Corbridge Museum. 2nd century AD. (6)
A Roman mausoleum is visible as a cropmark on air photographs at NY 9757 6500. A rectangular precinct wall encloses an area measuring 38m by 41m. Traces of an internal mausoleum are visible as a diffuse cropmark. (7a)
Further air photographs taken in 2006 show the mausoleum quite clearly, including the outer precinct wall, the inner mausoleum with a central grave pit. Additionally, on opposing sides of the precinct wall, excavation trenches from 1958 are clealy visible straddling the precinct wall. (7b)
Scheduled (7c)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (7d)
General association with HER 9002. (7)
In 1949 the crop mark of a presumed Romano-Celtic temple at NY 976649, 750yds west of the Corstopitum storehouse, was photographed from the air. (2)
Excavations in 1958 revealed the site to be a Roman mausoleum of the first half of the 2nd century AD, consisting of a central rectangular monument, with burial shaft, bounded by a precinct wall; other burials were found immediately outside this enclosure. Finds included pottery shards of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th centuries sculptured stones, building tiles and two 4th century coins. The site was probably one of the cemeteries of Corstopitum and appears to have been dismantled in the mid 4th century. (3)
There are no surface indications of the site which falls within an arable field. (4)
Shoreden Brae Roman mausoleum. Visible on aerial photograph as a thick-walled rectangular building c10m square within a walled enclosure 41m square. Excavation showed it to have burials around the mausoleum. Foundations 3m thick, with grave shaft 1.2m deep inside. No trace of inhumation left. Sculptured stone fragments found buried near the south east and south west corners. Built in second quarter of 2nd century and dismantled in second half of 4th century. Likely the mausoleum was that of a Roman officer, no trace of the expected cremation though, so may have been a cenotaph. (5)
Roman carved stones from Shoreden Brae mausoleum:-
i) lion and stag, found 1958. In Corbridge Museum;
ii) lion, found 1958. In Corbridge Museum. 2nd century AD. (6)
A Roman mausoleum is visible as a cropmark on air photographs at NY 9757 6500. A rectangular precinct wall encloses an area measuring 38m by 41m. Traces of an internal mausoleum are visible as a diffuse cropmark. (7a)
Further air photographs taken in 2006 show the mausoleum quite clearly, including the outer precinct wall, the inner mausoleum with a central grave pit. Additionally, on opposing sides of the precinct wall, excavation trenches from 1958 are clealy visible straddling the precinct wall. (7b)
Scheduled (7c)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (7d)
General association with HER 9002. (7)
N9003
EXCAVATION, Shordon Brae, Beaufront 1958; Durham Excavation Committee
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R Lewis
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; R Lewis
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
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