2012

NY7968 : Hadrian's Wall, Knag Burn Gate

taken 13 years ago, 4 km N of Bardon Mill, Northumberland, England

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Hadrian's Wall, Knag Burn Gate
Hadrian's Wall, Knag Burn Gate
Below the north-east corner of Housesteads fort is this extra gate through the wall. Knag Burn Gate was probably inserted in the fourth century, perhaps to allow easier passage through the wall*.


*Hadrian's Wall, David Breeze, English Heritage, ISBN 978 1 85074 979 0 (2006, reprinted 2009)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Paths other tags: First Century 1st Century Hadrians Wall Roman Vercovicium Housesteads English Heritage Path Mud Muddy Footpath Signpost Hadrians Wall Path Farmland Sheep Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Knag Burn [29] · North-east [5] · North-east Corner [2] ·
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NY7968, 195 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 19 October, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 22 October, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 7907 6894 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:0.8739N 2:19.7301W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 7909 6894
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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