Archaeological sites · Bardon Mill
Housesteads Roman Fort
Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK
- TypeArchaeological sites
- WhereBardon Mill, United Kingdom
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About Housesteads Roman Fort
Housesteads Roman Fort was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England. It is dramatically positioned on the end of the 1-mile (1.6 km)-long crag of the Whin Sill over which the Wall runs, overlooking sparsely populated hills. It was called the "grandest station" on the Wall and is one of the best-preserved and extensively displayed forts. It was occupied for almost 300 years.
It was located 5.3 miles (8.5 km) west from Carrawburgh fort, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Great Chesters fort and about 2-mile (3.2 km) north east of the existing fort at Vindolanda on the Stanegate road. The site is now owned by the National Trust and is currently in the care of English Heritage.
Finds from the fort can be seen in the site museum, in the museum at Chesters, and in the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Hadrian's WallArchaeological sites · Hexham · 2.8 km away
- StanegateArchaeological sites · Hexham · 3.2 km away
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Langley CastleCastles · Hexham · 7.8 km away
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CarrawburghArchaeological sites · Hexham · 7.4 km away
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Borders of the Roman EmpireUNESCO World Heritage · Greenhead · 17.4 km away
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CilurnumArchaeological sites · Humshaugh · 12.3 km away
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