2011

NY6166 : Birsowald Fort

taken 14 years ago, near to Gilsland, Northumberland, England

Birsowald Fort
Birsowald Fort
The fort wall curves around. Behind is the visitor centre (English Heritage).
Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall or 'Vallum Aelium' is the remains of a large Roman fortification. The wall extended west from Segedunum at Wallsend on the River Tyne to the shore of the Solway Firth, ending a short but unknown distance west of the village of Bowness-on-Solway. Construction probably started some time in AD 122 and was largely completed within six years.

The remains were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.


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NY6166, 181 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 26 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 31 July, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6149 6631 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.3928N 2:36.2029W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 6146 6633
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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