Cumbria College of Art and Design, Carlisle. Interim Report of Phase 4 Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief

Lancaster University Archaeological Unit (LUAU) conducted an excavation and watching brief at
Cumbria College of Art and Design, Carlisle (NY 4030 5730) between 30th May and 16th June
2000. The work represented Phase 4 of a programme of archaeological fieldwork being carried out
for the College jointly by LUAU and Newcastle University Archaeological Practice, in accordance
with the terms of a brief set by Helena Smith, Development Control Officer, Cumbria County
Council.
The College lies on a site which has been identified as being of high archaeological importance
(County Sites and Monuments Record 5782, Scheduled Monument 28484). The main College
building is situated between the line of Hadrian’s Wall, and the probable course of the associated
Vallum, c200m to the south-east of the Wall. It is also only approximately 60m north-east of the
north-eastern defences of the Roman fort of Stanwix, believed to have been the largest fort along
Hadrian’s Wall.