The 'Giant's Grave' - a Roman cistern near Rudchester
-
Description
"This large cistern cut out of a huge rock slab was found in the late C18th. It measures 3.9m by 1.5m internally and is at least 0.5m deep. It has a drainage hole in the north-west corner. It is located in the grounds to the west of Rudchester Hall and was visited with the kind permission of the owner [[2464918]] It is thought to be a unique survival of the Roman period and may have been used within the vicus or settlement alongside the nearby fort or even the fort bath-house which has not been located. There are remains of a mithraeum in a nearby field. Pastscape: http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1012723 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222202232/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1012723" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2011. -
Owner
Andrew Curtis -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
-
Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2464903
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 3 years, 8 months ago
Viewed: 369 times
Picture Taken: 2011-06-17 -
Co-Curate tags
