Scalesceugh
Pottery
Scalesceugh was long thought to be the site of a Roman military tile works as many tiles bearing the stamp of the Ninth ‘Hispanic’ Legion had been unearthed in the area over the years. During excavations in 1970 the base of a Roman ‘clay-and-cobble’ tile kiln was recorded, along with buildings and associated pottery sherds ranging from the 1st to the 4th centuries.
RIB 2289 - Milestone of Gordian III
For the Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus, ..
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Gordian III, A.D. 238-44.
References for Scalesceugh
- Chronicle of the Roman Emperors by Chris Scarre (Thames & Hudson, London, 1995);
- The Carvetii by Nicholas Higham and Barri Jones (Sutton, London, 1985);
- Britannia ii (1971) p.251;
- The Roman Inscriptions of Britain by R.G. Collingwood and R.P. Wright (Oxford 1965);
Map References for Scalesceugh
NGRef: NY449495 OSMap: LR85
Roman Roads near Scalesceugh
None identified
Sites near Scalesceugh
- Wreay Hall Signal-Station (1 km)
Signal Station - Golden Fleece (Carleton) Marching Camp (2 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Barrockside Camp (3 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Barrock Fell Roman Signal Station (3 km)
Signal Station - Luguvalium (Carlisle) Town (8 km)
British Civita - Carlisle (Luguvalium) Roman Fort (8 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96), Legionary Fort and Stanegate Fort - Hadrian's Wall - Fort - Stanwix (Uxelodunum) (9 km)
Hadrian's Wall Fort, Minor Settlement and Roman Bridges - Hadrian's Wall - Milecastle 664 - Stanwix Bank (9 km)
Hadrian's Wall Milecastle - Hadrian's Wall - Milecastle 65 - Drawdykes (9 km)
Hadrian's Wall Milecastle - Hadrian's Wall - Milecastle 64 - Drawdykes (9 km)
Hadrian's Wall Milecastle