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Hadrian's Wall Live 2016 was a great weekend of live Roman action. You can relive it all (or discover what happened) by listening to our podcast.
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Hadrian’s Wall Roman Fort given to the nation
A Roman fort on Hadrian’s Wall has joined Stonehenge, Dover Castle and Kenwood House in the National Heritage Collection following a generous gift by a Northumberland landowner. Now in the care of English Heritage, the Roman fort’s future is secure and its stories will soon be shared with visitors to the wall.
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2022 celebrates the 1900th anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall. English Heritage along with with the wider Hadrian’s Wall partnership are commemorating 1900 years of history of the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in a year long festival
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Chesters and nearby sites offer a relaxing and tranquil section of Hadrian's Wall country, located next to the North Tyne River.
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Carrawburgh Roman Fort and Temple of Mithras - Hadrian's Wall
One of 16 forts along Hadrian’s Wall, Carrawburgh once housed about 500 soldiers responsible for defending the frontier. Nearby stands a fascinating temple to the god Mithras, with facsimiles of altars found during excavation.
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Sewingshields Wall - Hadrian's Wall
A length of Wall with milecastle remains, impressively sited along the Whin Sill, commanding fine views of many prehistoric and later earthworks to the north.
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The Role of Women on Hadrian’s Wall
The women who once lived on Hadrian’s Wall are often forgotten. We asked curator Frances McIntosh to explain what life for women in Roman Britain was like.
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A length of Roman bath-house wall over 9 metres (30 feet) high, near a museum displaying the archaeology of Leicester and its region.
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A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
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Hadrian's Wall Home To Families Not Just Military Men Says English Heritage
Previously unseen Roman cremation urns containing the remains of a young woman and a five year old - potentially mother and child - have gone on display at Birdoswald Roman Fort.