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Monument Number 15219
Hob Uid: 15219
Location : Northumberland Bardon Mill
Grid Ref : NY7908068990
Summary : The site of a stone quarry of late-Roman or later date, surviving as a large depression, on the north side of the wall close to Knag Burn gateway.
More information : [NY 7908 6900] Old Quarry [T.I.] (1) On the north side of the Wall, close to the Knag Burn gateway is a depression that in the past has been thought to mark the site of a small amphitheatre. Excavations in 1898 and 1931 proved it to be a quarry, probably opened for repairs to the Wall. (2) The quarry is now under grass. (3) At NY 7908 6899 on the N side of Hadrian's Wall, is a large depression, up to 4.6m deep, and 33m NE-SW by 28.5m transversely. Excavation in 1898 (4a) conformed that it was a quarry for sandstone. The few scraps of Roman pottery found in the top-soil are no chronological guide. It appears that the quarry destroyed all traces of the Wall ditch, and thus is unlikely to be associated with the initial construction of the Wall. It could be late Roman or much later in date. (4) Scheduled (5) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6)

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Source details : 6" 1957
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Source details : Housteads Roman Fort 1952 (Ministry of Works) (E Birley)
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Source details : F1 ECW 10-NOV-66
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Keith Blood/11-NOV-1985/RCHME: Housesteads Survey
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Source Number : 4a
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Source details : Bosanquet R Excavations on the line of the Roman Wall in Northumberland: The Roman Camp at Housesteads
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman or later
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Monument Type : Stone Quarry
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 7968/18
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26059
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 6578
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 76 NE 28
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Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1898-01-01
End Date : 1898-12-31

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-11-10
End Date : 1966-11-10

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1985-01-01
End Date : 1987-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 15219