Red House Roman Bath House |
| Hob Uid: 18203 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Sandhoe
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| Grid Ref : NY9724765039 |
| Summary : A Roman bath house is visible as a demolished building on air photographs. Excavation in 1956-7 proved it to be of modified "Reihntyp", measuring 160ft by 140ft overall, with an unusual peristyle courtyard. It was built in circa AD 80, and demolished before AD 98, having been abandoned several years earlier. Despite an emergency Preservation Order by the Department of Environment, the bath house has been severely damaged on the orders of the landowner A. Cuthbert of Beaufront Castle, Hexham, in an attempt to destroy it. |
More information : [NY 97276502] Roman Bath House [G.S.C.] (Site of) [T.I.] (1)
This was discovered in 1955 during the laying of a drain from new sileage-pits (at Red House) to Red House Burn (see Fig. 1 for plan). Excavation in 1956-7 proved it to be of modified "Reihntyp", measuring 160ft by 140ft overall, with an unusual peristyle courtyard. It was built c.AD 80, and demolished before AD 98, having been abandoned several years earlier. Finds included a coin of Vespasian; several bronze brooches of Collingwood's types Q & R; and late 1st c. Samian ware and coarse pottery. (2)
There are no visible remains. (3)
Despite an emergency Preservation Order by the D. of E. the bath-house, 150 feet square with walls up to 4 ft. high, has been severely damaged on the orders of the landowner A. Cuthbert of Beaufront Castle, Hexham, in an attempt to destroy it. A report by Miss D. Charlesworth is expected. The site was fully excavated in 1956 and filled in again. (4)
A Roman bath house is visible as a demolished building on air photographs at NY 9724 6503. The building (as described above) was photographed from the air in 1957 during the excavation.
(5)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6) |