12-30-2011, 11:24 PM
Max.
The Stanegate is a frontier that was laid down in the earlier period of the Roman move into northern Britain prior to the first advance into Scotland by Ganaeus Julius Agricola, it was created in the late 1st century AD and is the line on which the fort of Vindolanda is situated.
It is a Roman road that runs from west to east coast across Britain with forts all along its length, it gets the name of Stanegate from ancient Saxon where Stane is in fact Stone, and Gate being Road. Therefore it is now known as the Stanegate (stone/road) and is just to the south below Hadrian's Wall.
The Roman Gold ring that I found along this frontier was one that would have been worn by a woman, for it was very small and would not go over the first knuckle of my little finger however my 18yr old daughter at that time could wear it.
The Stanegate is a frontier that was laid down in the earlier period of the Roman move into northern Britain prior to the first advance into Scotland by Ganaeus Julius Agricola, it was created in the late 1st century AD and is the line on which the fort of Vindolanda is situated.
It is a Roman road that runs from west to east coast across Britain with forts all along its length, it gets the name of Stanegate from ancient Saxon where Stane is in fact Stone, and Gate being Road. Therefore it is now known as the Stanegate (stone/road) and is just to the south below Hadrian's Wall.
The Roman Gold ring that I found along this frontier was one that would have been worn by a woman, for it was very small and would not go over the first knuckle of my little finger however my 18yr old daughter at that time could wear it.
Brian Stobbs
