Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters) Walk

The most scenic and feature-heavy central section of Hadrian's Wall described as day walks from train stations or bus stops

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Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick)
Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Baths at Chesters Roman Fort across the North Tyne from Chesters Bridge Abutment
Baths at Chesters Roman Fort across the North Tyne from Chesters Bridge Abutment

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 41A (Caw Gap)
Turret 41A (Caw Gap)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sycamore Gap
Sycamore Gap

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 37 (the one with part of the northern arch still in place) on Housestead Crags
Milecastle 37 (the one with part of the northern arch still in place) on Housestead Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sweeping Backview from Sewingshields Crags with Broomlee Lough
Sweeping Backview from Sewingshields Crags with Broomlee Lough

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Mithraeum at Carrawburgh/Brocolitia Fort
Mithraeum at Carrawburgh/Brocolitia Fort

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Willowford Bridge Abutment
Willowford Bridge Abutment

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Centurial Stone at Willowford Farm (with plaque with English translation)
Centurial Stone at Willowford Farm (with plaque with English translation)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Approaching Limestone Corner, most northerly point of HW
Approaching Limestone Corner, most northerly point of HW

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Views into North Tyne Valley from Limestone Corner
Views into North Tyne Valley from Limestone Corner

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Chisel marks in basalt boulders at Limestone Corner: Roman masons found rock too hard and abandoned building the Ditch
Chisel marks in basalt boulders at Limestone Corner: Roman masons found rock too hard and abandoned building the Ditch

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Unfinished Ditch at Limestone Corner
Unfinished Ditch at Limestone Corner

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Towards Black Carts... gorse in Ditch
Towards Black Carts... gorse in Ditch

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Black Carts Wall
Black Carts Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Black Carts Wall (200m of it)
Black Carts Wall (200m of it)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 29A (Black Carts Turret); built with Broad Wall, but then Wall was built as Narrow Wall
Turret 29A (Black Carts Turret); built with Broad Wall, but then Wall was built as Narrow Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Wall leading to Chesters Bridge Abutment by River North Tyne
Wall leading to Chesters Bridge Abutment by River North Tyne

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Chesters Bridge Abutment by River North Tyne
Chesters Bridge Abutment by River North Tyne

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Chesters Bridge Abutment by River North Tyne (river has changed course since)
Chesters Bridge Abutment by River North Tyne (river has changed course since)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 26B (Brunton Turret); probably the best preserved on HW with 11 courses of Stone; 1 section of Wall is Broad, the other Narrow!
Turret 26B (Brunton Turret); probably the best preserved on HW with 11 courses of Stone; 1 section of Wall is Broad, the other Narrow!

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 26B (Brunton Turret); probably the best preserved on HW with 11 courses of Stone; 1 section of Wall is Broad, the other Narrow!
Turret 26B (Brunton Turret); probably the best preserved on HW with 11 courses of Stone; 1 section of Wall is Broad, the other Narrow!

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Wall at Planetrees; part Broad Wall, part Narrow Wall
Wall at Planetrees; part Broad Wall, part Narrow Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Culvert in Wall at Planetrees
Culvert in Wall at Planetrees

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Wall at Planetrees; part Broad Wall, part Narrow Wall
Wall at Planetrees; part Broad Wall, part Narrow Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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St. Oswald's, Heavenfield
St. Oswald's, Heavenfield

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Wooden Cross commemorating the Battle at Heavenfield
Wooden Cross commemorating the Battle at Heavenfield

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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St. Oswald's, Heavenfield
St. Oswald's, Heavenfield

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Near St. Oswald's Farm: HWP runs in the Ditch, Wall covered by B6318
Near St. Oswald's Farm: HWP runs in the Ditch, Wall covered by B6318

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Cawfields Lake
Cawfields Lake

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)
Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Thorny Doors (Cawfield Crags)
Thorny Doors (Cawfield Crags)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Backview across the Caw Gap
Backview across the Caw Gap

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Looking back along the stretch just walked: Caw Gap and out to Walltown Crags
Looking back along the stretch just walked: Caw Gap and out to Walltown Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Looking back along the stretch just walked: Caw Gap and out to Walltown Crags
Looking back along the stretch just walked: Caw Gap and out to Walltown Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Ascending Winshield Crags to highest point on HW
Ascending Winshield Crags to highest point on HW

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Green Slack on Winshield Crags: highest point on HW at 345m above sea level - easterly views
Green Slack on Winshield Crags: highest point on HW at 345m above sea level - easterly views

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Green Slack on Winshield Crags: highest point on HW at 345m above sea level - northerly views
Green Slack on Winshield Crags: highest point on HW at 345m above sea level - northerly views

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Green Slack on Winshield Crags: highest point on HW at 345m above sea level - southerly views
Green Slack on Winshield Crags: highest point on HW at 345m above sea level - southerly views

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Hadrian's Wall and modern drystone wall on HW base (Winshield Crags)
Hadrian's Wall and modern drystone wall on HW base (Winshield Crags)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Descent from Winshield Crag to Steel Rigg car park, Crag Lough in distance
Descent from Winshield Crag to Steel Rigg car park, Crag Lough in distance

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Peel Crags
Peel Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick): the view to the North
Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick): the view to the North

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sycamore Gap
Sycamore Gap

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sycamore Gap
Sycamore Gap

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Crag Lough from above
Crag Lough from above

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Crag Lough and Winshield Crags
Crag Lough and Winshield Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Hotbank Crags and Housesteads Crags with Broomlee Lough
Hotbank Crags and Housesteads Crags with Broomlee Lough

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Hotbank Crags and Housesteads Crags with Broomlee Lough
Hotbank Crags and Housesteads Crags with Broomlee Lough

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Backview along Housestead Crags and Hotbank Crags
Backview along Housestead Crags and Hotbank Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Walkable part of HW (the only one), near Housestead Wood
Walkable part of HW (the only one), near Housestead Wood

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Housesteads/Vercovicium Roman Fort, northerly gate facing HWP
Housesteads/Vercovicium Roman Fort, northerly gate facing HWP

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Knag Burn flows through a culvert under HW
Knag Burn flows through a culvert under HW

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Backview to Housesteads Fort from Knag Burn Gate
Backview to Housesteads Fort from Knag Burn Gate

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Knag Burn Gate
Knag Burn Gate

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Backview along the crags around Housesteads Fort
Backview along the crags around Housesteads Fort

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Up to the trigpoint on Sewingshields Crags
Up to the trigpoint on Sewingshields Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sweeping Backview from Sewingshields Crags
Sweeping Backview from Sewingshields Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Sweeping Video from Sewingshields Crags
Sweeping Video from Sewingshields Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Trigpoint on Sewingshields Crag at 325m above sea level
Trigpoint on Sewingshields Crag at 325m above sea level

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Easterly view along Sewingshields Crags
Easterly view along Sewingshields Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 35A (I think), Sewingshield Crags
Turret 35A (I think), Sewingshield Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Stretch of Wall on Sewingshield Crags
Stretch of Wall on Sewingshield Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 35, Sewingshield Crags
Milecastle 35, Sewingshield Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 35, Sewingshield Crags (Detail)
Milecastle 35, Sewingshield Crags (Detail)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Medieval Stone Burial Cist by the Wall (50m from Milecastle 35)
Medieval Stone Burial Cist by the Wall (50m from Milecastle 35)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 33B (Coesike Turret)
Turret 33B (Coesike Turret)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 33A
Turret 33A

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Not sure what this is
Not sure what this is

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Modern drystone wall on line of Wall, Ditch plus Modern Military Road, near Milecastle 33 site
Modern drystone wall on line of Wall, Ditch plus Modern Military Road, near Milecastle 33 site

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Ditch, line of Wall, Modern Military Road (left to right); near Carraw Farm
Ditch, line of Wall, Modern Military Road (left to right); near Carraw Farm

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Hadrian's Wall Path signpsot at Haytongate/Lanercost Turnoff
Hadrian's Wall Path signpsot at Haytongate/Lanercost Turnoff

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Narrow Wall on Broad Wall base
Narrow Wall on Broad Wall base

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Hare Hill/Banks 'highest bit of Wall'; partly rebuilt though in the 19th C
Hare Hill/Banks 'highest bit of Wall'; partly rebuilt though in the 19th C

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Rear of Hare Hill/Banks 'highest bit of Wall'; partly rebuilt though in the 19th C; with 'Centurion Stone' on this side
Rear of Hare Hill/Banks 'highest bit of Wall'; partly rebuilt though in the 19th C; with 'Centurion Stone' on this side

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Approaching Turret 52A (Banks East Turret), originally constructed for the Turf Wall
Approaching Turret 52A (Banks East Turret), originally constructed for the Turf Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 52A (Banks East Turret), originally constructed for the Turf Wall
Turret 52A (Banks East Turret), originally constructed for the Turf Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 52A (Banks East Turret)
Turret 52A (Banks East Turret)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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(What's left of) Pike Hill Signal Tower; the only known signal tower on the HWP; built to overlook Stanegate, ie much older than HW
(What's left of) Pike Hill Signal Tower; the only known signal tower on the HWP; built to overlook Stanegate, ie much older than HW

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 51B (Leahill Turret)
Turret 51B (Leahill Turret)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 51A (Piper Sike Turret); constructed for the Turf Wall
Turret 51A (Piper Sike Turret); constructed for the Turf Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Section where ditch in front of line of Turf Wall and Vallum are in evidence
Section where ditch in front of line of Turf Wall and Vallum are in evidence

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Section where ditch in front of line of Turf Wall and Vallum are in evidence
Section where ditch in front of line of Turf Wall and Vallum are in evidence

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 49B, from the start built on the line of the Stone Wall, not the Turf Wall
Turret 49B, from the start built on the line of the Stone Wall, not the Turf Wall

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Birdoswald Roman Fort
Birdoswald Roman Fort

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Birdoswald Roman Fort
Birdoswald Roman Fort

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Pathside Corner of Birdoswald Roman Fort
Pathside Corner of Birdoswald Roman Fort

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Willowford Bridge Abutment
Willowford Bridge Abutment

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Fenced path along Willowford Bridge remnants
Fenced path along Willowford Bridge remnants

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Backview to Willowford Bridge
Backview to Willowford Bridge

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 48B
Turret 48B

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Narrow Wall on Broad Wall base, between Turrets 48 B and A
Narrow Wall on Broad Wall base, between Turrets 48 B and A

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 48A
Turret 48A

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn)
Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn); railway line in background
Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn); railway line in background

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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HWP runs on line of Wall, with Ditch to left (east of Chapel House)
HWP runs on line of Wall, with Ditch to left (east of Chapel House)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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HWP ran in Ditch; looking back just before reaching Greenhead
HWP ran in Ditch; looking back just before reaching Greenhead

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Thirlwall Castle, early 14th C, built from Wall Stone
Thirlwall Castle, early 14th C, built from Wall Stone

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Thirlwall Castle, early 14th C, built from Wall Stone
Thirlwall Castle, early 14th C, built from Wall Stone

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Thirlwall Castle, early 14th C, built from Wall Stone
Thirlwall Castle, early 14th C, built from Wall Stone

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Backview on ascent from Holmhead to Walltown: HWP ran N of the Wall Ditch (ie in this photo: to the right)
Backview on ascent from Holmhead to Walltown: HWP ran N of the Wall Ditch (ie in this photo: to the right)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Walltown Country Park (the former Greenland Quarry)
Walltown Country Park (the former Greenland Quarry)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Wall on Walltown Crags
Wall on Walltown Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 45A (Walltown Turret); possibly predated HW
Turret 45A (Walltown Turret); possibly predated HW

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Dent in Walltown Crags with pond below (ex quarry)
Dent in Walltown Crags with pond below (ex quarry)

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Nick in Walltown Crags with 'King Arthur's Well'
Nick in Walltown Crags with 'King Arthur's Well'

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Turret 44B (Mucklebank Turret) and Walltown Farm
Turret 44B (Mucklebank Turret) and Walltown Farm

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Line of Wall east of Walltown Crags
Line of Wall east of Walltown Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Overgrown Wall in Cockmounthill Plantation
Overgrown Wall in Cockmounthill Plantation

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Great Chesters/Aesica Roman Fort: earthworks
Great Chesters/Aesica Roman Fort: earthworks

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Great Chesters/Aesica Roman Fort: walls
Great Chesters/Aesica Roman Fort: walls

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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Approaching Cawfield Crags
Approaching Cawfield Crags

SWC Walk 413 - Hadrian's Wall Path Core Section (Lanercost to Halton Chesters)

Apr-23 • Thomas Grabow • On flickr

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