On our last day staying in Langley Castle we decided to visit Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman Fort. Unfortunately I forgot during the pandemic you have to book the day before for entrance to the Fort, to control the numbers of people allowed in. I have been able to give you a small taste of the area.

Hadrian’s Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years. It was built by the Roman army on the orders of the emperor Hadrian following his visit to Britain in AD 122. Although the Wall is 73 miles (80 Roman miles) long the meandering official path covers 84 miles. The most famous of all the frontiers of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Wall was made a World Heritage Site in 1987.

Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall. The fort was built in stone around AD 124, soon after the construction of the wall in AD 122 when the area was part of the Roman province of Britannia. Its name has been variously given as Vercovicium, Borcovicus, Borcovicium, and Velurtion. The site is owned by the National Trust and is in the care of English Heritage. Finds can be seen in the site museum.
Unfortunately stone has been taken from the site for building houses and dry stone walls!

The weather was hit and miss.

Canon 650D, 18-55mm, 10-18mm & Tamron 18-400 lens.

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