Hadrian's Wall, Fort

One of several reconstructed Roman forts along the wall.
The Wall is 73 miles long and connected Wallsend on the Tyne with Bowness on Solway Firth. In most places, the rampart was 20 feet high and 10 feet thick. Portions of the original wall still exist. It is always nice to touch the stones, sit on them, think about the construction efforts….Most of the stones were removed by local persons interested in using them to build their own homes. We were told that at least 3 major castles were built with stones from the Wall. We were able to drive along the route of the original wall, visit parts of the Wall (designated as a World Heritage Site) and view the rolling hills of Northumberland

 

 

 

 

Newcastle, Hadrian's Wall, June 27, 2010

Just a few miles from Newcastle, this is one of the most accessible areas of Hadrian's Wall. This Roman wall was largely dismantled into order to construct local homes and castles in centuries past. It is possible to walk the route along the wall, and we saw many people doing that. The road we traveled runs very close to the original wall site. The original wall was massive (20 feet high).