Birdoswald Roman Fort

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County:	Cumbria -
Postcode:	CA8 7DD
Telephone:	01697 747602
Website:	http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.13613
Opening Days:	Monday to Sunday

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Birdoswald stands high above a meander in the River Irthing, in one of the most picturesque settings on Hadrian's Wall. A Roman fort, turret and milecastle can all be seen on this excellent stretch of the Wall.

With probably the best-preserved defences of any Wall fort, this was an important base for some 1,000 Roman soldiers, succeeding an earlier fort of turf and timber. The section of Wall to the east, also of stone replacing turf, is the longest continuous stretch visible today.

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