Antiquarian Observation

Date 1789

Event ID 567523

Category Recording

Type Antiquarian Observation

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'B': A second slab is said to have been found in 1789 in the centre of the Antonine ditch at Eastermains, close to where slab 'A' was found. Its inscription reads: "LEG . XX . V . V . FEC . M . P . IIICCC . IV". This is the only inscription from the wall from the wall which mentions not just a detachment, but the 20th legion as a whole. The fact that the slab was found lying in the ditch suggests that it was almost in situ. It measures 1ft 11 1/4ins x 1ft 5ins.