Roman Fort
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Roman Fort
Image: © peter maddison Taken: 30 Aug 2007
Arbeia Roman Fort, originally built to house a garrison which guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. Four miles east of the end of Hadrian's Wall, at South Shields, Arbeia soon became the military supply base for the 17 forts along the Wall.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.004062
Longitude
-1.430114