Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHousesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37

Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37

England
List entry 1018585
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018585
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
117.97 hectares
Grid reference
NY 78838 68489
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37, is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. This section of the Roman frontier fortification dates to the second century AD, constructed following the Emperor Hadrian's visit to Britain around 122 AD. The remains comprise substantial portions of the stone defensive wall itself, the vallum (a ditch-and-mound earthwork running parallel to the wall's south side), and associated military structures including milecastle 36 and turret 37a. This stretch preserves evidence of the wall's physical construction and the integrated defensive system that characterised the northern frontier of Roman Britain.

Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018585. View the official record →

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What is Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37?

Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37, is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

Who is responsible for protecting Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37?

Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37 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 1018585.

What other scheduled monuments are near Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Vindolanda (Chesterholm) Roman forts, civil settlement and cemeteries, adjacent length of the Stanegate Roman road and two milestones (2.9 km), Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (4 km), Seatsides 2 Roman temporary camp (4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37

Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37 stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~3 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~16.6 miles