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Haltonchesters Roman fort is a second-century military installation positioned along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, situated at the point where the wall crosses the Tyne Valley. The fort, known in Roman times as Onnum, served as a cavalry garrison and formed part of the chain of auxiliary forts constructed to support the Wall's defensive system during the Roman occupation of Britain. The fort remains visible as earthwork features within the landscape, with associated elements of Hadrian's Wall and its vallum ditch surviving in the vicinity between the fort and Fence Burn at wall mile 21. The site represents an important example of Roman military infrastructure from the second and third centuries AD and contributes significantly to understanding the archaeological evidence of Rome's northern frontier in Britain.
Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010624. View the official record →
Haltonchesters Roman fort is a second-century military installation positioned along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, situated at the point where the wall crosses the Tyne Valley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010624.
Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21 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 1010624.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aydon Castle medieval hall, fortified manor and eighteenth century farm buildings (2.2 km), Walker's Pottery (3.2 km), Corbridge (Corstopitum) Roman station (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Haltonchesters Roman fort, settlement and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of Haltonchesters fort and the Fence Burn in wall mile 21 stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.