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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadrian’s Wall forts and milecastles | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military fortification system
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group of archaeological sites ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | aligned roughly east–west across northern England ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | Stanegate frontier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aesica
NERFINISHED
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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
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman province of Britannia
NERFINISHED
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northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hadrian's Wall frontier line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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turf ⓘ |
| partOf | Hadrian's Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defence of Roman frontier
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housing Roman garrisons ⓘ |
| startTime | reign of Emperor Hadrian ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Hadrian’s Wall forts and milecastles