Hadrian's Wall and Frontier Forts | England
Celtic history; a Roman frontier zone with a fortified wall system; maintained and guarded by soldiers from all over the empire
Pleiades Gazetteer: 91358
UNESCO: Frontiers of the Roman Empire
English Heritage: Guide to visiting the wall
Model of Hadrian's Wall
Great North Museum, Newcastle
South Shields | Arbeia
Not directly on the wall, but guarding the frontier where the Tyne river meets the sea; with reconstructed gate and quarters; site museum displays the famous tombstones of Regina and Victor
Pleiades Gazetteer: 89104
Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum website
Roman Britain: Arbeia entry
remains of the fort
reconstructed gate
reconstructed commander's residence
model of the fort
tombstone for Regina
tombstone for Victor
Chesters | Cilurnum
Fort guarding the wall's passage across the North Tyne river; well-preserved at ground level, with two bath complexes; site museum dispays dedications by the Roman frontier's residents
Pleiades Gazetteer: 89144
English Heritage: Chesters Roman Fort and Museum
Roman Britain: Cilurnum (Chesters) Fort entry
relief plan of the site, with the square fort, a segement of Hadrian's Wall, and the external bath complex
barracks
strongroom with vaulted stone ceiling
Commander's residence with heating system (warm air circulated beneath the raised floors)
bath complex inside the fort, also with raised floors for heating
the warm room (caldarium) in the second bath complex (between the fort and the river)
Hadrian's Wall approaching the North Tyne river
statue of Juno at the museum
dedications to the Nymphs and the goddess Covventina at the museum
altars and religious sculptures at the museum