3b. HOUSESTEADS ROMAN FORT on Hadrian's Wall

VERCOVICIVM ROMAN FORT (Borcovicium)

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 Walking on Hadrian's Wall and Roman Army Museum, Northumberland

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  View from the south of this historic major archaeological site. The Roman fort at Housesteads is just north of the Newcastle-Carlisle road.

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort: There are numerous well delineated foundations-walls of both civilian and military buildings.

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  The granaries

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  The North Gate

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  Barrack XIII, other barracks on the right

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VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  Above and below: South Gate

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  Above and below: South Gate with dates from the 4th century, so once of the last phases of building at Housesteads.

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  19th century disused well south of the Roman Fort

VERCOVICIVM - Housesteads Roman Fort:  Ancient cultivation terraces just south of the Roman fort

The Housesteads car-park, cafe and entrance

You can get cold and hot drinks and snacks in the Housteads Cafe, a reading room, a roman helmet and other memorabilia!

 

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