Photograph Hadrian's Wall Milecastle 39

Tour Scotland photograph of Hadrian's Wall at Milecastle 39, Northumberland, England. The site was cleared in 1854, and was excavated in 1911. It was re-excavated between 1982 and 1987. It was found to have a long axis, with a Type II gateway. In the south east corner was a stone oven and the south west corner a rectangular building with a sunken floor associated with Roman finds. The milecastle appears to have been occupied until the late 4th century. In the 18th century a possible milking house was built in the west corner.



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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Looking East

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall looking east from turret 45b, Northumberland, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Hadrians Wall looking east from turret 45b from Robert Harding.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Housesteads Roman Fort

Tour Scotland photograph of Hadrian's Wall at Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumberland, England. Its ruins are in the civil parish of Bardon Mill. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall began in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The name of the 18th century farmhouse Housesteads is the modern name.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Hadrian's Wall Hotbank Crags

Tour Scotland photograph of Hadrian's Wall from Hotbank Crags, near Hexham, Northumberland, England. Hadrian's Wall, Latin: Vallum Aelium, also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in 122 AD in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire, immediately north of which were the lands of the northern Ancient Britons, including the Picts. It had a stone base and a stone wall. There were milecastles with two turrets in between. There was a fort about every five Roman miles. From north to south, the wall comprised a ditch, wall, military way and vallum, another ditch with adjoining mounds. It is thought the milecastles were staffed with static garrisons, whereas the forts had fighting garrisons of infantry and cavalry. In addition to the wall's defensive military role, its gates may have been customs posts.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Northumberland England

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall, towards Crag Lough, Northumberland, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Hadrians Wall from Robert Harding.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Chisel Marks

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall with chisel marks visible on some stones, Northumberland, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) A portion of original Hadrians Wall from Robert Harding.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Greenhead

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall, looking West near Greenhead, Cumbria, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Looking west along Hadrians Wall from Robert Harding.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Crag Lough

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall looking towards Crag Lough, Northumberland, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Hadrians Wall dating from Roman times from Robert Harding.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Winter

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall in winter, Northumberland, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Hadrians Wall from Robert Harding.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Hadrian's Wall Civilian Gate

Tour Scotland photograph of Hadrian's Wall, a civilian gate at Housesteads Fort, Northumbria, England. Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall. Its ruins are located at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall began in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The name of the 18th century farmhouse Housesteads is the modern name.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Northumberland

Photograph of Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Hadrians Wall from Robert Harding.

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Photograph Hadrian's Wall Milecastle

Photograph Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle, Cumbria, England. 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm) Hadrians Wall from Robert Harding.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Hadrian's Wall Housesteads Roman Fort

Tour Scotland photograph of Hadrian's Wall at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall. Its ruins are at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall began in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The name of the 18th century farmhouse Housesteads is the modern name.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Hadrian's Wall Steel Rigg

Tour Scotland photograph of Hadrian's Wall at Steel Rigg, Northumberland, England. Hadrian's Wall, Latin: Vallum Aelium, also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in 122 AD in the reign of the emperor Hadrian. It ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea, and was the northern limit of the Roman Empire, immediately north of which were the lands of the northern Ancient Britons, including the Picts.


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