Chesters

• Chesters is a Roman Cavalry Fort built in 123 CE, thought to be named Cilurnum, located on Hadrian's Wall near Walwick in the County of Northumberland. It is preserved as a Museum by English Heritage.
• The fort guarded Chesters Bridge which carried the Military Way over the River North Tyne.

History

• Roman Auxiliary Units known from inscriptions at the fort are:
  • Ala Augusta ob virtutem appellata (cavalry unit of unknown origin)
  • Cohors I Delmatarum (Infantry from Dalmatia)
  • Cohors I Vangionum (Infantry from the Rhine).

Chesters Roman Fort and Museum

• Chesters Roman Fort and Museum
  • The Commandants House
  • The Baths
  • The Barracks
  • Next to the Fort are the abutments of Chesters Bridge carrying the Military Way across the river North Tyne.

Roman Roads

• Military Way
  • Bowness-on-Solway-Chesters-Wallsend

Nearby Sites

• Hadrian's Wall

Photo and map: Chesters Roman Fort and Museum