Catterick Lions
The loan of the two stone Catterick
Lions from the British Museum has just been extended due to the
great success of their display at Richmondshire
Museum.
They were found at nearby Catterick Bridge in
1839 alongside Dere Street, one of the major Roman roads. The lions
are well preserved and are thought to have been made from stone
quarried near Melsonby, a few miles from Catterick Bridge.
Stylistically they are of the second or third century AD
period. Each lion holds a bull’s head between its paws.
Richmondshire
Museum, North Yorkshire
Long term loan renewal
Image:
Stone lion found at Catterick in North Yorkshire.
Romano-British.