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A portable altar used in the worship
of Romano-British gods. Wilfrid used
recycled stone from the Roman bridges
at nearby Corbridge and Chesters and
from a pagan shrine at Shorden Brae
near Corbridge.
2012: “From the North aisle niches: a portable altar used in the worship of Romano-British gods” [Hexham Abbey collection faculty document.pdf, §10]