Concangis Roman Fort

  • Description

    ....Chester-le-Street, a Roman cavalry station. Sufficient Roman material has been found to prove occupation in Flavian times. Casual finds over an area of 25 acres suggest an associated vicus here in the latter part of the Roman period. (3) The size of the fort appears to be about 540ft N-S by 500ft E-W. There are indications of two structural periods, one involving changes at the start of the 3rd century. The plateau on which it is sited had been much flattened, material being spread from the highest point to the N and W.....
  • Owner

    Heritage Gaterway - Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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    Link: https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=24694&resourceID=19191
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 hours, 18 minutes ago
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