Hadrian's Wall forts

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Hadrian's Wall forts are a series of Roman military strongholds built along Hadrian's Wall in northern England to guard the empire's frontier and house its garrisons.

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Hadrian’s Wall forts and milecastles 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman military fortification system
group of archaeological sites
coordinateSystem aligned roughly east–west across northern England
country United Kingdom
follows Stanegate frontier system NERFINISHED
hasPart Aesica NERFINISHED
Arbeia NERFINISHED
Banna NERFINISHED
Beaumont fort NERFINISHED
Benwell fort NERFINISHED
Birdoswald Roman Fort NERFINISHED
Birdoswald fort NERFINISHED
Bremenium NERFINISHED
Brocavum NERFINISHED
Burgh-by-Sands fort NERFINISHED
Carrawburgh fort NERFINISHED
Carvoran fort NERFINISHED
Castlesteads fort NERFINISHED
Chesters Roman Fort NERFINISHED
Cilurnum NERFINISHED
Concangis NERFINISHED
Corstopitum NERFINISHED
Drumburgh fort NERFINISHED
Great Chesters fort NERFINISHED
Habitancum NERFINISHED
Halton Chesters fort NERFINISHED
Housesteads Roman Fort NERFINISHED
Lavatris NERFINISHED
Luguvalium NERFINISHED
Magnis NERFINISHED
Netherby NERFINISHED
Onnum NERFINISHED
Pons Aelius NERFINISHED
Risingham NERFINISHED
Segedunum NERFINISHED
South Shields fort NERFINISHED
Stanwix fort NERFINISHED
Vercovicium NERFINISHED
Vindolanda NERFINISHED
Vindomora NERFINISHED
Wallsend fort NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Scheduled Monument
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 2nd century
locatedIn Roman province of Britannia NERFINISHED
northern England NERFINISHED
locatedOn Hadrian's Wall frontier line NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
turf
partOf Hadrian's Wall NERFINISHED
purpose defence of Roman frontier
housing Roman garrisons
startTime reign of Emperor Hadrian
usedBy Roman army NERFINISHED

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Hadrian's Wall Path hasViewOf Hadrian's Wall forts
Brampton hasNearbyRomanSite Hadrian's Wall forts
this entity surface form: Hadrian’s Wall forts and milecastles