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Monument Number 1012549
Hob Uid: 1012549
Location : Northumberland Bardon Mill
Grid Ref : NY7870068700
Summary : Documentary evidence indicates that there may have been as many as three Roman cemeteries associated with Housesteads Fort. The documentation alleges one to have flanked the military way near milecastle 37, the second West of the Mithraeum, and the third on the West side of the Knag Burn. No visible evidence has been found.
More information : (Previously recorded by the Ordnance Survey as NY 76 NE 14.2) NY 789 684 and NY 794 687 Conventional signs for the sites of two cemeteries. (1) Housesteads fort seems to have had at least three cemeteries; one flanking the Military Way towards milecastle 37 (NY 787 687), one just W of the Mithraeum (NY 789 684), and the third "on the W side of Knag Burn near the place where the large broken column lies". (2-3) Description of tombstones from Housteads, listed under Nos. 1618-1623. (4) The broken column is at NY 7945 6872; otherwise no further information. (5) No visible evidence for cemeteries found. (6)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey Map of Hadrian's Wall 1964
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Birley, E and Keeney, GS Fourth Report on Excavations at Housesteads
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Vol(s) : 12, 1935

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Source Number : 5
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Source details : F1 EC Waight/05-DEC-1966
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Humphrey Welfare/11-NOV-1985/RCHME: Housesteads Survey
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Cemetery
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 7968/31
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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 : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1618
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External Cross Reference Source : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1619
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External Cross Reference Source : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1620
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External Cross Reference Source : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1621
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External Cross Reference Source : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1622
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External Cross Reference Source : Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB)
External Cross Reference Number : 1623
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 76 NE 200
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1985-01-01
End Date : 1987-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1012549