Housesteads Roman Fort

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Housesteads Fort


Hadrian's Wall

  • Description

    Hadrian built 12 forts along the wall, Housesteads Fort is is the best preserved. It a five-acre site, with a small civil community, to serve the needs of the soldiers outside the walls. Most forts were rectangular and had four gates for access and egress. The major buildings were granaries, barracks for the soldiers, headquarters, commandant's house, hospital and latrines, with water borne sewerage.

  • Owner

    Peter Long

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? Attribution License

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/99625752@N00/2606601223/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 years, 8 months ago
    Viewed: 510 times
    Picture Taken: 2008-06-12T11:20:02

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