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Segedunum is a Roman fort located at Wallsend in Tyne and Wear that formed the eastern terminus of Hadrian's Wall. Constructed in the early second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian, the fort was built to control the strategically important mouth of the River Tyne and served as a supply base for the wall garrison. The fort occupied approximately two hectares and was defended by stone walls with multiple gates, containing the characteristic range of military buildings including barracks, a headquarters building, and granaries. Segedunum remained occupied throughout the Roman period in Britain and has yielded extensive archaeological evidence of military occupation, trade goods, and domestic life within the fort complex.
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005914. View the official record →
Segedunum is a Roman fort located at Wallsend in Tyne and Wear that formed the eastern terminus of Hadrian's Wall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005914.
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005914.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wardley moated site (4.2 km), Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower (4.9 km), Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 0, Wallsend Roman fort, Segedunum stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.