Benwell Vallum Crossing
Benwell Vallum Crossing
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
Nothing is now visible of the fort at Benwell (Condercum) in Newcastle, which was occupied throughout most of the Roman period by the Asturian cavalry regiment from northern Spain. Its site is covered on the north side by a Victorian reservoir and to the south by streets of houses. To the south of the fort, however, is the only causeway (or permanent crossing) of the Vallum earthwork to be seen on the line of Hadrian's Wall.
To its east is the Temple of Antenociticus, which stood within the civilian settlement outside the fort.
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Archaeology
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Denhill Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE15 6QN
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