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đŸ›Ąī¸ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Carrawburgh Roman Fort and Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 23:50

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987
  • Located at mile 31 of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England
  • Established in the 2nd century CE as a Roman military garrison
  • Includes fort, vallum earthwork, and Coventina's Well sacred spring

Carrawburgh Roman Fort sits along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England, occupying a strategic position between field boundaries east of the fort and west of Coventina's Well at wall mile 31. Built during the 2nd century CE, the fort served as a military garrison guarding the northern frontier of Roman Britain. The site forms part of the larger Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site, which spans multiple countries and represents the defensive systems of the Roman Empire at ...

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