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Monument Number 10579
Hob Uid: 10579
Location : Cumbria Carlisle Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NY3964056750
Summary : The site of the Hadrian's Wall bridge across the River Eden was uncovered in August 1951. Eighty or ninety sandstone blocks were dredged from the river bed, forty yards upstream from the OS crossing site (NY 39655675) at positions fifteen and eighty-three feet from the south bank. One stone had a centurial inscription of Vesnius Viator, suggesting a Hadrianic date for the bridge. Four of the stones found had splayed sides, and were presumably from cutwaters. The superstructure of the bridge was presumably of stone.
More information : (NY 396567) Bridge (R) (1) One of the three major rivers crossed by the Roman Wall was the Eden, where Camden had reported the Wall crossing the river "from near the castle where, in the bed of the river, traces of it are to be seen, namely great stones". (2) (NY 39665671) In August 1951, eighty or ninety sandstone blocks were dredged from the river bed, forty yards upstream from the OS crossing site (NY 39655675) at positions fifteen and eighty-three feet from the south bank. One stone had a centurial inscription of Vesnius Viator, suggesting a Hadrianic date for the bridge (b). Four of the stones found had splayed sides, and were presumably from cutwaters. The superstructure of the bridge was presumably of stone. (3)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey Map of Hadrian's Wall 1964
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Source Number : 2a
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Source details : Britannia 1600 (W Camden)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : (R Hogg)
Page(s) : 149-53
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Vol(s) : 52, 1953

Source Number : 3b
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Source details : (E Birley)
Page(s) : 179-80
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Vol(s) : 51, 1952

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Bridge
Evidence : Architectural Component

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 35 NE 9
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1886-01-01
End Date : 1886-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 2015-01-01
End Date : 2015-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 10579