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

[MARCVS PETRONIVS MAIVS]

The situation of fort ditches has nothing to do with the Vallum, there would indeed have been fort ditches. The Vallum is the system that lies behind the wall going west from Newcastle, however as mentioned this has never been traced east of milecastle 5. This milecastle 5 however is not FIVE milecastles west of Pons Aelius, it is approximately Five miles from Segadunum to the east end of the wall. Where mentioned that the Pons Aelius fort is on a high plateau above the Tyne river, the fort is well enough protected from the south by the river and the Vallum system behind this fort may not have been needed. There is no Vallum east from Newcastle to Wallsend, for indeed yet again the proximity of the river to the wall becomes a southerly defence system.

So you are saying the there is a high probability there would not be a Vallum in the Newcastle fort? If this is the case we will omit the vallum from the reconstruction.

Thanks Brian.