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The Cawfields Milecastle (42) was one of the 81 milecastles along the length of Hadrian's Wall. These guardposts (or fortlets) were built at intervals of one Roman mile to control movement across the Wall...

The external baths at Chesters Roman Fort are one of Britain's best-preserved Roman military buildings. They are located outside the fort close to the River Tyne and are of Hadrianic date (117-138 CE) with many later additions...

The remains of the central headquarters building (principia) of Chesters Roman Fort dating from the reign of Hadrian (r. 117-138 CE). The headquarter building occupied the central place in the fort. It was built...

Vindolanda was one of the Stanegate forts that pre-dated Hadrian's Wall. Constructed in about 85 CE and occupied until the end of Roman Britain, Vindolanda was the longest-occupied fort on the line of the Wall.

Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium) had at least ten barrack blocks that provided adequate accommodation for the milliary cohorts. Two such buildings are still visible in the northeast quarter of the fort. The barracks...

The north granary of Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium). All Roman forts had granaries (horrea) to store sufficient supplies for the garrison and for soldiers out on campaign. The granaries of Housesteads Roman...

The north gate of Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovicium) and the line of Hadrian's Wall reaching eastwards across the Knag Burn Gateway towards Sewingshields.

The communal toilets at the Housesteads Roman fort (Vercovicium) are the finest preserved latrine from Roman Britain. The latrine was located at the lowest point of the fort and was fed by water from the adjacent...

A view of Hadrian's Wall at Cuddy's Crags, looking east along the wall, half a mile west of Housesteads Roman Fort.

The remains of the Temple of Antenociticus are located in Benwell, a residential area a few miles west of the centre of Newcastle. It was a small temple to the native god Antenociticus, in the civilian settlement (vicus...