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| Welcome to Housesteads. The former Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall has been designated a World Heritage Site. |
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| Path to the fort and museum. |
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| Looking south. |
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| Across the Vicus. In anciemt Rome the Vicus was a neighborhood. |
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| The Vicus walls. |
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| The South Gate. |
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| The Strongroom. |
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| Principia. This was the administrative and religious centre of the fort, and was the most important building. |
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| Information board relating to the heart of Housesteads. |
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| The Horrea (Granary) with a couple of charActers sat on the wall. |
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| The North Gate. |
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| The Romans felt that there were only Barbarians beyond here! |
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| The wall, looking eastwards. |
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| The Bath House. |
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| Another view looking eastwards. |
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| The West Gate. |
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| The walls of the Praetorium. This is where the Roman officers could be found. |
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| The communal latrine. (Thanks to Mooncat755 for all of the above images). |
Thanks Michael. Wonderful pictures. I need to come over for a short stay and go take some with you. A pint or two would always be in order to.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a good idea to me, Paul.
DeleteLots to enjoy in these ruins and the surrounding countryside is attractive too.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Mike! I'm glad you got a good day to be out there, as I know how windy and brutal it can get on a cold day. Hadrian's Wall means a lot to me as I grew up in Wallsend the town where the wall ended on the East Coast. There are some roman ruins in our town too that were uncovered not too long ago, and a piece of the wall still stands near Newcastle. Wonderful to see my beloved Northumberland and it's great open skies and landscape.
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