Archaeologia Aeliana Series 5

Reports on work carried out in the early nineteen nineties to determine the width and substance of the curtain wall, building chronology, the purpose and function of the vallum and the nature of immediate pre-Roman activity in the area.

Examines evidence which may suggest that the metalled road between Carlisle and Corbridge was constructed under Trajan and not Agricola. The conclusion is drawn that there was probably some delay between the laying out of Roman lines of communication and the construction of metalled roads.

Reveals evidence for medieval occupation in the area in the form of ditches, gullies at least three buildings, and a great deal of pottery. Also records a boundary complex which may be the original enclosure surrounding the Saxon monastery, the vallum monasterium. Appendix I concerns `The pottery' by Susan Mills (79--81), which is dateable to the later medieval period. Appendix II details `The small finds' which all appear to be medieval or post-medieval, and is by Alexandra Croom (81--3). Appendix III is `A guide to the pottery series' and lists material by period from the post-Roman period to the sixteenth century.

Suggests that the Green House in the gardens on the estate is the work of the Northumberland-born architect who had connections with the Bowes Family for many years prior to the building's construction between 1772 and 1774.