Housesteads
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Housesteads by Carol Walker as part of the Geograph project.
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Housesteads
Image: © Carol Walker Taken: Unknown
This is the most complete of the large Roman hillforts. It covers a 5 acre site. It also had a small civil community outside the walls to serve the needs of the soldiers. It was abandoned at the end of the third century.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.01063
Longitude
-2.322079