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Monument Number 1036390
Hob Uid: 1036390
Location : Northumberland Greenhead
Grid Ref : NY6660065700
Summary : Two Roman military ditches seen in excavation, possibly indicating the site of an earlier larger fort at Carvoran.
More information : During the building of two bungalows on the east side of Carvoran House in 1981 and 1985 two military ditches were found, one running E-W extending the line of the north ditch of the fort, the other running N-S and cutting it. They may represent two periods of the fort with a long axis extending well to the east of the known fort. (1)

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Vol(s) : 17, 1986

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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Ditch
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 6665/26
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26069
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 66 NE 227
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1036390