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Με τα καλοδιατηρημένα τμήματα του τείχους και τις κοντινές όχθες, τους πυργίσκους και έναν ασβεστοκάμινο, το Hare Hill προσφέρει εξαιρετικές γνώσεις για το ρωμαϊκό παρελθόν. Μαζί με τη διάβαση του ποταμού Irthing, αυτή η περιοχή πρέπει να ήταν ένας πραγματικός κόμβος ρωμαϊκής δραστηριότητας.

Carlisle Castle, built in 1092 by William II, is an imposing medieval fortress on the edge of Carlisle city center, near Hadrian's Wall. The castle played a key role in the Anglo-Scottish conflict, withstanding at least seven sieges between 1174 and 1461. In 1568, Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here, and during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, it was the last English fortress to be besieged. Visitors can explore the 12th-century gatehouse, the Tudor gun platform, and the keep with its 15th-century carvings. Also within its walls is Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, which chronicles 300 years of military history.

This impressive Augustinian priory, founded around 1169, is just a stone's throw from Hadrian's Wall. Its ruins tell stories of kings, wars, and pilgrims. King Edward I stayed here in 1306 during his final campaign against the Scots, and Robert the Bruce later attacked the monastery. The church ruins still stand tall, with a dramatic triple-arched structure. Built partly with stones from Hadrian's Wall, they include Roman inscriptions. Inside, you'll find the Lanercost Cross (1214) and the Lanercost Dossal, a work of art designed by William Morris.

Originally built in the 12th century on the remains and with stones from the Roman fort of Aballava, part of Hadrian's Wall, King Edward I died near this site in 1307. His body lay in state here before being transferred to Westminster Abbey. It is one of only three surviving fortified churches in Cumbria and has two towers: The west tower has wrought-iron gates, arrow slits, and a crenellated roof—originally built as a shelter during border conflicts. The east tower was later lowered and served as a schoolroom in the 18th century. The architecture is a mix of Norman and Gothic. A decorated entrance features beakhead motifs (a rare Romanesque detail). Stained glass windows depict northern saints and King Edward I. A Roman corbel is set into the wall.

The northernmost border of the Roman Empire in the British Isles was secured against the Celtic tribes not subjugated by Rome by a massive structure: Hadrian's Wall, built in the 120s. An episode of the television series "Treasures of the Roman Empire" on German television is dedicated to this 117-kilometer-long border fortification. The film (available only in German) can be accessed in the ZDF media library via the following link =>> https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfinfo-doku/schaetze-des-roemischen-reichs--der-hadrianswall-100.html

The church dates from the late 12th century. Edward I died in Burgh by Sands in 1307and then lay in state in the church.

It is possible to refill your drinking water bottles there.

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