Segedunum / Wallsend Roman
Fort
|
RS
Home
|
Segedunum, or Wallsend Roman Fort,
Museum and Hadrians Wall is the most
easterly part of the wall. It is situated
on the north end of Newcastle at the suburb
of Wallsend, about 5 miles north of the
city centre, an area known for shipbuilding
since the early 1900s.
Segedunum is one of the main forts built
alongside Hadrian’s Wall, the wall built
from 122 AD - 128 AD for Emperor Hadrian
who lived 76 AD - 138 AD.
The image below is of the Segedunum site
at Wallsend from the 9 story high
observation tower.
The tower also looks over the Wallsend
Shipbuilding site named Swan Hunter, that
once built some of the most famous ships in
the early 1900s, such as the liner
Mauretania, aircraft carrier Ark Royal,
battleship King George V, and some huge oil
tankers. Ship building in the area is now
being run down and replaced by flats and
business offices. All ships built at Sawn
Hunter at wiki/Swan_Hunter
The Roman fort at Wallsend was built for
ships to transport men and goods to the
wall, becoming one of the busiest ports in
England at the time.
Wallsend Road
Map
|