07-22-2012, 02:07 PM
I think from the religious point of view the Romans may have respected even an ancient Tumulus, but their fort protecting the river crossing of Hadrian's wall would most certainly have taken priority over any earlier structures.
I can't see it being a Roman Temple for that would not have been where this thing is there may well be a Mosolium down stream of the fort in the large gridded grave yard that comes all the way up to the south east of the fort just less than a stones throw from the bath house.
If we use the Google map that Jurjen provided just south of the fence near the bath house there are indeed Roman graves by the tree that can be seen, this is most strange for the Romans to allow graves to be so near to the fort but then there are many things going on at Chesters that do need some investigation and excavation.
I can't see it being a Roman Temple for that would not have been where this thing is there may well be a Mosolium down stream of the fort in the large gridded grave yard that comes all the way up to the south east of the fort just less than a stones throw from the bath house.
If we use the Google map that Jurjen provided just south of the fence near the bath house there are indeed Roman graves by the tree that can be seen, this is most strange for the Romans to allow graves to be so near to the fort but then there are many things going on at Chesters that do need some investigation and excavation.
Brian Stobbs
