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Monument Number 12852
Hob Uid: 12852
Location : Cumbria Carlisle Irthington
Grid Ref : NY5100063700
Summary : An altar dedicated to the Deity of the Emperor (No 1991) was found in 1856 in the High Holm 60 yds S of Hadrian's Wall, 140 yds W of the Cam Beck and c 300 yds N of Castlesteads fort. Now at Castlesteads.
More information : (NY 510 638) An altar dedicated to the Deity of the Emperor (No 1991) was found in 1856 in the High Holm 60 yds S of Hadrian's Wall, 140 yds W of the Cam Beck and c 300 yds N of Castlesteads fort. Now at Castlesteads. Full description given. (Not noticed by Lewis, 'Temples in Roman Britain' 1966, but may imply site of temple). (1) Findspot location corrected to NY 510 637 based on the above description. (2)

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Source details : Keith Blood/31-JUL-1990/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Altar
Evidence : Find

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 5163/23
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External Cross Reference Source : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1991
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 56 SW 42
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

Monument Number 12852