HADRIAN'S WALL

My trip along Hadrian's Wall took in most of the notable sites.  However, I think you could walk the entire length of the wall and still miss important points.  Working from east to west, these 5 photos and the 5 on the following post, provide merely a taste of the wall's wonders. 

This is what is left of The Temple of Mithras, built by the Roman Soldiers of nearby Carrawburgh Fort.

If you double click on this picture and the next, they will enlarge and you'll be able to read the info provided.

This picture & the next are of Houseteads fort, the artist's impression, and what is there now.  Although little remains there standing any higher than 4 feet, it is still quite impressive. 

The info provided at each site was concise and to the point and one of these pictures is an example of the historical signposting found at any one of the sites.  

The first picture (above) is the section of the wall that first came into my line of sight.  Got my heart to racing, but the view of Steel Rigg (next series of pictures), the site at which Hadrian's engineer's used the natural uplift of the topography as a footing for the wall, was spectacular.  There were (still are) trenches on the north and south sides of the wall.  The trench on the north side added to the defensive ability of the wall.  On the south side of the wall, the trench tended to help contain the Roman's livestock and cut down on rustling.