04-21-2008, 02:29 PM
Quote:... Mr Campbell can in page one of this discussion say the fort sits quite far behind the wall, ...Allow me to provide the correct quote!
Quote:It seems to have sat quite far behind the wall, but as the ramparts haven't been located it's difficult to say how far behind the wall!I have no local knowledge of archaeology in Newcastle (as I admitted previously), but it appears that, over the years, minor excavations (probably in advance of modern construction work) have failed to reveal Hadrian's Wall along the line that would intersect with the position of the fort.
I'd really recommend getting a hold of the dedicated volume of Archaeologia Aeliana (cited previously). Seems daft to go to all the trouble of reconstruction without checking the most up-to-date information, don't you think?
