Photo of Housesteads fort, a milecastle near Bardon Mill, Northumberland, north east England.

Housesteads fort© Ruth Riddle / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roman sites in NorthumberlandNorthumberland, England

56 Roman sites in the Albion Guide across Northumberland — see the full Roman sites directory, or everything to explore in Northumberland.

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Housesteads fort

Milecastle near Bardon Mill

The most complete Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall.

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Vindolanda

Roman fort · Roman road near Bardon Mill

The Roman fort still being excavated on the Wall.

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Cawfields Roman Wall

Frontier wall near Haltwhistle

Hadrian's Wall rising and dipping along the Whin Sill crags near Haltwhistle, with milecastle 42 built on a sharp incline near a flooded quarry.

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Chesters Roman Fort

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Hexham

The best-preserved cavalry fort on Hadrian's Wall, with its riverside bath house and museum.

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Corbridge Roman Town

Roman town near Corbridge

Walkable streets, granaries and temples of the Roman supply town behind Hadrian's Wall.

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Great Chesters

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Haltwhistle

Cavalry fort with the best-preserved Roman bathhouse.

Heddon-on-the-Wall, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Wylam

The best-preserved excavated length of the original Broad Wall, about 3 metres thick at Heddon, with a medieval corn-drying kiln built into it.

Sewingshields, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Bardon Mill

Crag-top stretch of Hadrian's Wall on the Whin Sill east of Housesteads, with a milecastle's footings and an old tale of King Arthur asleep beneath.

Winshields, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Bardon Mill

Highest point along Hadrian's Wall, 345 metres up on Winshields Crags above Steel Rigg, with far-reaching views on clear days.

Black Carts Turret, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Wark

A 460-metre run of Hadrian's Wall with turret 29a, crossing open farmland west of Chollerford towards Limestone Corner.

Brunton Turret, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Hexham

Turret 26b south of Chollerford, still about 2.5 metres high, built by the Twentieth Legion, where a later, narrower Wall butts onto its broad wings.

Chesters Roman Bridge Abutment

Frontier wall near Hexham

Huge dressed stones of the Roman bridge that took Hadrian's Wall over the North Tyne, seen best on the east bank facing Chesters fort.

Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Hexham

Short length of Hadrian's Wall near Wall village, a thinner curtain built on footings laid for a broader one before the builders changed plans.

Poltross Burn Milecastle

Milecastle near Haltwhistle

Milecastle 48 beside the railway at Gilsland, known locally as the King's Stables, where stone steps up to its rampart still survive.

Lady's Well

Roman road near Holystone

The Lady's Well and section of Roman road

Bagraw Roman camp

Roman camp · Roman road near Otterburn

Bagraw Roman camp and section of Roman road, 463m NNW of Bagraw

Brown Dikes Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Wark

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Brown Moor Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Wark

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Chew Green

Roman fort · Roman camp

Roman fort, two Roman fortlets, two Roman camps, a section of Roman road and a medieval settlement and chapel at Chew Green

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Fell End Roman temporary camp

Roman camp · Roman road near Haltwhistle

Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road

Maiden Way Roman road (Northumberland)

Roman road near Haltwhistle

Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell

Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery

Roman road near Otterburn

Petty Knowes Roman Cemetery and Length of Dere Street Roman Road, Rochester

Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Bardon Mill

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Bardon Mill

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Blakehope Roman fort

Roman fort · Roman camp near Otterburn

Blakehope Roman fort and Roman temporary camp

Burnhead Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Carrawburgh Roman fort

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Wark

Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31

Carvoran Roman fort

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Haltwhistle

Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46

Cawfields Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Chesters Pike Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Coesike East Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Bardon Mill

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Coesike West Roman camps

Roman camp near Bardon Mill

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Crooks Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Grindon School Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Bardon Mill

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Habitancum Roman fort

Roman fort near Bellingham

Habitancum Roman fort and medieval settlement

Haltonchesters Roman fort

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Corbridge

Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21

Haltwhistle Burn 4 Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Haltwhistle Burn fortlet and camp 1

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate

Haltwhistle Burn Roman camps 2 and 3

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Learchild Roman fort

Roman fort near Whittingham

The remains of a Roman fort in Northumberland.

Lees Hall Roman camp

Roman camp near Haltwhistle

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Limestone Corner Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Wark

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Markham Cottage Roman camps

Roman camp · Roman road near Haltwhistle

Markham Cottage Roman temporary camps 1 and 2, a section of the Stanegate Roman road, a length of Roman road and two Roman cemeteries

Milestone House Roman temporary camp

Roman camp · Roman road near Haltwhistle

Milestone House Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road

Red House Roman camp

Roman camp near Hexham

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Rudchester Roman fort

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Wylam

Rudchester Roman fort, associated civil settlement and a section of Hadrian's Wall and vallum from the A69 to the March Burn in wall mile 13

Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp

Roman camp · Roman road near Bardon Mill

Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318

Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp

Roman camp near Bardon Mill

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Springhill Roman camp

Roman camp near Berwick-upon-Tweed

The site of a Roman marching camp in Northumberland.

Stanegate Roman road

Roman road · Roman fort near Haltwhistle

The section of Stanegate Roman road from Fell End Roman temporary camp to the track to Old Shield, and the Roman cemetery adjacent to Carvoran Roman fort