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Housesteads Roman Fort

Housesteads Roman Fort

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Housesteads Roman Fort

Name: Housesteads Roman Fort
Rating: 2

Recommended by 4 people

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Location: Bardon Mill, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Steel Rigg & Sycamore Gap to Housesteads Fort from Steel Rigg — Northumberland National Park

9.93km

01:14

200m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Housteads Fort from Greenhead — Northumberland National Park

34.7km

04:06

550m

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3. Steel Rigg & Housesteads Fort to Vindolanda Roman Fort loop from Sill — Northumberland National Park

11.7km

01:21

230m

Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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David Howells

September 27, 2023

Lying midway along Hadrian’s Wall, Housesteads is the most complete example of a Roman fort in Britain, and one of the best-known from the entire Roman Empire. It was built within a decade of AD 122, when work on the Wall began, and was garrisoned by an 800-strong infantry regiment until the end of the 4th century. Excavations have revealed major buildings, defences and the civilian settlement outside its walls.

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Location: Bardon Mill, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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Housesteads Roman Fort

1. Steel Rigg & Sycamore Gap to Housesteads Fort from Steel Rigg — Northumberland National Park

2. Housteads Fort from Greenhead — Northumberland National Park

3. Steel Rigg & Housesteads Fort to Vindolanda Roman Fort loop from Sill — Northumberland National Park

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