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Aesica (Great Chesters fort)
Aesica was a Roman fort on Wall Mile 43 of Hadrian's Wall, located by Great Chesters Farm, about 1½ miles north of Haltwhistle, in Northumberland. The fort was built over the Milecastle 43 after 128 AD to guard the strategic Caw Gap where the Haltwhistle Burn crosses the Wall. The remains of the fort are notable for its aqueduct and visible foundations like its west gate, headquarters' strongroom, and defensive ditches. A bathhouse was excavated nearby, revealing a rare glazed window and hypocaust system, later covered for preservation.
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Aesica, Great Chesters fort, West Gate, Hadrian's Wall
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Aesica, Great Chesters fort, southern gateway and Roman altar, Hadrian's Wall
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Aesica (Great Chesters fort) - west wall and gate
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Aesica (Great Chesters fort) - southwest corner tower
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Hadrian's Wall and ditch looking west from Aesica
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Aesica (Great Chesters fort) - southwest tower, west wall and gate
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Plan of Great Chesters
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Aesica, Great Chesters fort, West Gate, Hadrian's Wall
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Aesica, Great Chesters fort, southern gateway and Roman altar, Hadrian's Wall
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Aesica (Great Chesters fort) - west wall and gate
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Aesica (Great Chesters fort) - southwest corner tower
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Hadrian's Wall and ditch looking west from Aesica
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Aesica (Great Chesters fort) - southwest tower, west wall and gate
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Plan of Great Chesters
- Public domain image c/o Wikimedia, from John Collingwood-Bruce: Handbook to the Roman Wall. 12. Ausgabe. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1897.
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