Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear- Watching Brief

The Countryside Agency commissioned Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) to design and install seven information panels along the length of the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail Path, from Solway to Wallsend. One of the panels is to be situated at Segendunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear (NGR NZ 30143 65947). In order to install the information panel a watching brief was required during the groundworks as a condition to the planning consent (Planning Application No 05/00412/ADV) granted by North Tyneside Council due to the archaeological sensitivity of the site. The permanent presence watching brief was undertaken by Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) on 24th February 2006.
A single post-hole was manually excavated entirely through imported or redeposited topsoil and no archaeological deposits were encountered nor disturbed during the work.