Chesters: The Cavalry Fort on the Wall
North East, England
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Chesters: The Cavalry Fort on the Wall
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Chesters, the Roman Cilurnum, is thought to be the best-preserved cavalry fort on Hadrian's Wall. It was built across the Wall with its walls projecting north and three of its main gates opening on that side, so the cavalry could ride out fast. It guarded the bridge that carried the Military Way over the North Tyne, whose massive abutments still stand across the river; the fort's baths are on the riverbank close to it. The site museum was built in the 1890s for John Clayton's collection from the fort and elsewhere along the Wall.
Required Activities
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of 4
Walk the fort and find the gates that opened north of the Wall
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of 4
Go down to the fort's baths by the North Tyne
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of 4
Look across the river to the abutments of the Roman bridge
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of 4
See John Clayton's collection in the 1890s museum
Walk the fort and find the gates that opened north of the Wall
Go down to the fort's baths by the North Tyne
Look across the river to the abutments of the Roman bridge
See John Clayton's collection in the 1890s museum
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