Newcastle (Pons Aelius) Bridge, Vallum and Fort (info needed

[D B Campbell]

The vallum or the fort? The forts general wereabouts are known, so we can make a guesstimate as to the area of the ramparts. Was the fort connected to the wall or not?

The fort.

I'm going by information in Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall (13th edn., 1978; 14th edn., 2006), and it seems that only a few internal buildings have been located.

Apparently, an inscription of AD 213 is thought to be from the original foundation, so the fort's quite late.

I take it you chaps are local, so you have the advantage. I'd recommend getting hold of the Arch. Ael. volume I referenced above -- it'll have all the answers!