2012

NY7868 : Granary ruins at Housesteads Roman Fort

taken 14 years ago, 4 km N of Bardon Mill, Northumberland, England

Granary ruins at Housesteads Roman Fort
Granary ruins at Housesteads Roman Fort
The granaries at Housesteads were vitally important for the storing and preservation of foodstuffs. There were no supermarkets and the fort often had to cater for perhaps eight hundred residents - even in the depths of harsh Northumbrian winters.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Derelict, Disused
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Granary at Housesteads Fort [19] ·
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NY7868, 301 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Neil Theasby   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 26 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 7897 6883 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:0.8144N 2:19.8234W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 7895 6882
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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