A bit more of this weeks break . Today we did a visit to Housesteads fort and a walk west to Cawfields and mile castle 42 .
We arrived for opening time at Housesteads and had it to ourselves pretty much while we explored . It follows the layout of standard Roman fort. I felt I could almost be there in terms of the historical imagining .
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| Could not help but touch history . |
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| It’s no wonder it’s a world heritage site . |
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| Mrs D absorbs the surroundings |
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| The wall east ending eastward from the end of the North face of the fort |
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| The grain stores |
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| The latrines |
We moved further west along the wall to Cawfields and mile castle 42 . The was along the escarpment of Great Whinn Sill.
A great explore and walk has had . Followed by a lunch at the Milecastle Inn . Great pie was had .
And a well deserved and enjoyable beer
I may have to pick up some Romans after this…
Thanks for the pictures. A cool historical site.
ReplyDeleteCheers . Indeed it is
DeleteLovely to see the wall in late summer sun 👍
ReplyDeleteIt has been a great few days exploring and the the weather has indeed been kind .
DeleteA lovely corner of England, especially at this time of the year
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is. I will return
DeleteSpent a happy summer up there when the kids were small. I particularly like the fact that at one point you can see the pick marks where they cut away the rock face.
ReplyDeleteThat’s good to hear
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