The tombstone of Flavinus is one of the most significant Roman finds in Britain.
It can be found in the Abbey in front of a blocked doorway at the foot of the Night Stair.
Flavinus was a Roman cavalry officer who died aged 25 in the first century.
The slab is thought to have once stood near the fort of Coria near Corbridge and was brought here as a building stone in the 12th century.
The slab was laid face-upward in the foundations of the cloister and was rediscovered in 1881.
The tombstone of Flavinus is one of the most significant Roman finds in Britain. It can be found in the Abbey in front of a blocked doorway at the foot of the Night Stair. Flavinus was a Roman cavalry officer who died aged 25 in the first century. The slab is thought to have once stood near the fort of Coria near Corbridge and was brought here as a building stone in the 12th century. The slab was laid face-upward in the foundations of the cloister and was rediscovered in 1881.
Hexham Abbey