More information : The remains of what seems to have been a Roman shrine were found in,
or before, 1727 about 200 yards below the confluence of the River
Greta with the Tees (NZ 08671454). Two buildings were found: one
close to the river with its longer side parallel to it was 7 yards
long by 5 yards wide. All but some part of the foundation on the
south side was removed; the other about 40-50 yards southward was
about 20 yards long and 8 yards broad. They were composed of squared
stones.
An inscribed altar (Ro Inscriptions No 745) was found a few yards
north or NW of the first building. Mention in the inscription of "the upper province" or Britannia Superior should indicate that the fort (NZ 01 SE 2) belonged to Britannia Inferior. (Horsley mentions that the buildings of this shrine had been mistaken for "the cells of
the Nymphs". As he calls the above altar a new discovery the
mistaken identity may have arisen from the finding about 1702 of
another altar (Ro Inscriptions No 744) dedicated to the goddess Nymph
Neine Brica and Januaria, her daughter, the provenance of which is in
doubt. Bothaltars have since been lost.) (1-2)
No visible remains. (3)
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