Wallsend

• Wallsend is a town located on the north bank of the River Tyne in the County of Tyne and Wear.
• It was the Roman Port and Fort of Segedunum, where Hadrian's Wall ended on the River Tyne. It was a Port and safe Harbour that could shelter sea-going vessels.

History

• Wallsend was built around 127 CE as an extension to the Wall which was planned to end at Newcastle. This four mile extension of the Wall is narrower than the main Wall and has no Vallum.
• Hadrian's Wall surrounded the Fort and ran into the Tyne at Wallsend, where it formed a breakwater and barrier which defended the mouth of this important River.
• It has been suggested that the Wall ran right across the Tyne to the south bank.

Roman Site and Museum

• Wallsend Roman Fort
  • Wallsend Roman Fort was called Segedunum and is located in Wallsend on the north bank of the River Tyne.

Roman Roads

• Military Way
  • runs parallel to Hadrian's Wall.
• Dere Street
  • Runs North-South through Hadrian's Wall at Portgate near Chesters.
• Stanegate
  • runs East-West from Carlisle to Corbridge.

Nearby Sites

• Hadrian's Wall
  • runs 74 miles from Wallsend to Carlisle.
• South Shields
  • South Shields Roman Fort (Arbeia)
• Newcastle upon Tyne
  • (Pons Aelius) guarded the bridge over the river Tyne.
• Corbridge
  • (Corstopitum) where Dere Street passed through from York to Scotland.

Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum