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Temple of Mithras - Hadrian's Wall

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Religious Buildings

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Near Carrawburgh (Brocolitia) fort stands a fascinating temple to the eastern god Mithras, with facsimiles of altars found during excavation. Sited like many Mithraic temples near a military base, it was founded in the 3rd century, and eventually desecrated, probably by Christians. Nearby, but no longer visible, was the shrine of the water nymph Coventina.

Banks East Turret - Hadrian's Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.

Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret - Hadrian's Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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Turrets west of Birdoswald on the length of Hadrian's Wall. Piper Sike has a cooking-hearth.

Poltross Burn Milecastle - Hadrian's Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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One of the best-preserved milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, Poltross includes an oven, a stair to the rampart walk, and the remains of its north gateway.

Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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The foundations of a turret and a 65 metre (213 feet) length of Wall.

Black Carts Turret - Hadrian's Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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A 460-metre (1,509 feet) length of Hadrian's Wall including one turret. Please note: It is not possible for visitors to park here.

Cawfields Roman Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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A fine stretch of Hadrian's Wall on a steep slope, with turrets and an impressive milecastle, probably built by the Second Legion.

Walltown Crags - Hadrian's Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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One of the best places of all to see the Wall, dramatically snaking and diving along the crags of the Whin Sill.

Heddon-on-the-Wall

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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A consolidated stretch of Hadrian's Wall, up to 2 metres (61⁄2 feet) thick in places.

Wall Roman Site

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Historic Buildings & Monuments

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Wall was an important staging post on Watling Street, the Roman military road to North Wales. It provided overnight accommodation for travelling Roman officials and imperial messengers. The foundations of an inn and bathhouse can be seen, and many of the excavated finds are displayed in the on-site museum.

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