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BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1129L
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionAt Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria there is the longest continuous stretch of the Wall. The sheep mothers are reminding their lambs that you are asked not to climb on the Wall.£45.00–£250.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1129S
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBirdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria is a Visitor Centre. It also has facilities and accommodation for groups of people.£45.00–£250.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1136A
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionHadrian's Wall at Birdoswald Roman Fort in Cumbria early on an Autumn morning. The Wall adjoining Birdoswald on both sides of the fort constitutes the longest stretch of wall.£45.00–£475.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1142
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionThe boundary wall of the Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall at Birdoswald in Cumbria. The low, late winter sun illuminates the farmhouse.£45.00–£250.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL- wHW1143B
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionThe boundary wall of the Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall at Birdoswald in Cumbria on a snowy winter day.£45.00–£250.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL- wHW1145B
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionA colourful Autumn dawn behind Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria. The crags of the middle section of the Wall have gone but on the southern edge of the fort there is a precipitous drop to the River Irthing.£45.00–£250.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1145S
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionA beautiful misty autumn morning at the farmhouse at Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Birdoswald is the main visitor centre in Cumbria.£45.00–£250.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – CUMBRIA – wHW1145T
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBirdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria on a beautiful autumn morning. The early fog was rapidly disappearing with the warmth of the rising sun.£45.00–£475.00 -
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1153C
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionThe dawn clouds disperse over Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria after a light snowfall.£45.00–£250.00 -
BANKS EAST TURRET – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1203C
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionBanks East Turret on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria on an autumn morning. The turret is adjacent to a small car park with a great view over the course of the River Irthing and on to the Cumbrian North Pennines.£45.00–£475.00 -
HARE HILL – HADRIAN’S WALL – wHW1251
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionJust past the picturesque village of Banks in Cumbria heading west the Hadrian's Wall Path passes a small section of the Roman Wall at Hare Hill.£45.00–£475.00 -
LANERCOST PRIORY – CUMBRIA – wHW1304B
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Western SectionA glorious autumn sunrise looking through the old archway at the entrance to Lanercost Priory just south of the Hadrian's Wall Path near Brampton in Cumbria.£45.00–£475.00
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian’s Wall crosses England at its narrowest east-west point from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. It is a microcosm of England. It contains two great regional cities – Newcastle / Gateshead in the east and Carlisle in the west. The Newcastle-Gateshead quayside is a focus of cultural activities and art with the Sage Gateshead and the Baltic Art Gallery. With its abundance of good pubs, restaurants and magnificent Georgian architecture it is well worth a visit. To the east is the thriving Port of Tyne. Carlisle is a smaller but influential city supporting a rural area. Its centre is attractive and with a fascinating history is a delight to visit. Both cities are on the course of Hadrian’s Wall and are included in the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail.
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The two coastlines are poles apart in character. The River Tyne enters the North Sea at the towns of Tynemouth and South Shields and has much shipping in and out of the Port of Tyne. The immediate coast line is rocky with cliffs and sandy bays. To the west the Solway Firth is a large expanse of marshes and mud flats – it has its own wild beauty and is transformed by the rise and fall of the tides. It is principally an area of small hamlets and villages.
The journey along the course of the Wall from Newcastle and Carlisle is farmland. Leaving Newcastle, Hadrian’s Wall diverges from the rural River Tyne and begins a gentle climb through attractive farmland. To the south the views are of towering skies, hills and eventually the moors of the North Pennines. The first high point is at Milecastle 24 from which there is a steep decline into North Tynedale.
From the River North Tyne at Chollerford Hadrian’s Wall passes the Roman fort of Chesters and rises to Limestone Corner where, to the north, is a panoramic view of the lower section of North Tynedale.
After a level stretch of the Roman Wall, including the Mithraic Temple at Brocolitia, the course of the Wall meets the first of the crags of the Whinsill Fault at Sewingshields. This geological phenomenon creates the north facing crags (cliffs) that define Hadrian’s Wall to many. In this higher section just livestock is farmed typical of the uplands. This terrain continues with its twists, turns and undulations to Walltown Crags where the Wall drops to the lower and flatter landscape of Cumbria.
The Northern Counties of England and the Scottish Borders have a very long history of violence. Much was because of the power struggles of the different kings and their aspirations of greater power, but, there were three hundred years of carnage and mayhem of family against family, bands of Rievers and private armies. This resulted in a plethora of fortified buildings from castles and forts to fortified manor houses and farm houses, bastles and pele towers.
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