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3. A Trip to walk on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland Illustrates Walk 1 "Hadrian's Wall" in Alan Hall's "Dalesman walking Guides - North Pennines" Hadrian's Wall nearly 2000 years ago defined the division between 'Romanised' Britain from the wild more northern Scottish lands of the Picts. It is a remarkable construction will preserved sections to this day and punctuated with many forts. Hadrian's Wall between Twice Brewed and Housesteads Fort is well worth a visit on holidays in Northumberland and the Border Country of England-Scotland. This wonderful spectacle of Hadrian's Wall, a World Heritage Site, is only an hours drive from Newcastle and near Crag Lough, and high on the crags is some of the most scenic walking on Hadrian's Wall. See also VINDOLANDA FORT pictures
A good starting Point is pay & display car park at Steel Rigg.
You head clockwise north of Crag Loch which soon comes into view.
The undulating hills and crags are all lined up on the right looking south.
Looking west.
Looking north to the Scottish border.
Crag Lough and the Scots Pine trees on the ridge of crags.
Crag Lough is below the line Hadrian's Wall follows on Cuddy's Crags above it.
Heading for Hotbank.
We people look so small in the wide landscape of the 'wild' English-Scottish Borderlands!
Crag Lough below the line the wall follows over Cuddy's Crags above it.
Crag Lough looking west. At this point you swing around clockwise to head for the ridge of Scots pines on the left. The shot is near Hotbanks Farm looking west.
Crag Lough is a National Trust site and this section of Hadrian's Wall walk passes through the Northumberland National park.
The Scots Pines above Crag Lough and the line of the Wall is on the right.
Looking north across crag Lough.
On top of Cuddy's Crags looking west across Crag Lough.
A section of Hadrian's Wall.
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A classic view of Hadrian's Wall.
The ruins of Milecastle 39 shot from the east side looking west, one which has been fully archaeologically investigated. The archaeology of Hadrian's Wall, the many forts, training camps etc. has added much to the social and military history of Roman Britain.
Milecastle 39 shot from the west side looking east.
Hadrian's Wall between Mile Castle and Housesteads Fort.
A section of Hadrian's Wall as we near Steel Rigg car park (seen on the far right).
The square base of a Roman tower or turret west of Milecastle 39. The pub at Twice Brewed can just be seen on the far left.
See also VINDOLANDA FORT pictures
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