Wall Mile 36


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Wall Mile 36


Hadrian's Wall

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    Wall Mile 36 (January 28, 2012). "....Housesteads is the best-known and most popular Roman fort in Britain. For many, it is Hadrian’s Wall. It lies 9.7km (6 miles) beyond its neighbour, Great Chesters, but only 3.2km (2 miles) from the Stanegate fort of Vindolanda (the older name for which, Chesterholm, is seldom used now). Housesteads is another fort that is oriented east to west, in this case in order to fit it into the limited available space at the end of the dolerite ridge above the gap through which the Knag Burn flows. As it is, it occupies 2ha (5 acres) and still slopes quite considerably inside.....

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    Per Lineam Valli - Mike Bishop

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    Link: https://perlineamvalli.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/wall-mile-36/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 21 hours, 51 minutes ago
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