Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav and Red House Roman camp

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav

   Carlisle was the western hub of Hadrian's Wall, and on its northern edge, at Stanwix, stood the largest fort on the whole frontier. Known to the Romans as Uxelodunum, it held a cavalry regiment about a thousand strong, and its commander was one of the most important officers on the wall. Little of it is visible now, since the fort lies under the streets and gardens of a suburb, but the line of the wall can be traced through the town, in parts of the pavement and the shape of the streets, and a short surviving section lies in a quiet corner near the river Eden.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav is where the day begins. Next is Burrow Walls Roman fort.

2. 2. Burrow Walls Roman fort

   On the northern edge of Workington, near the mouth of the river Derwent, a fragment of stone wall stands alone in a field, a jagged piece of masonry rising above the grass. It is part of Burrow Walls, a Roman fort that guarded the Cumbrian coast, one of the chain of defences that extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall down the shore to watch for raiders crossing from Scotland and Ireland. Much of the fort's stone was reused in a medieval building on the site, and what survives today is modest, but it is part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage site and has a lonely charm, with views over the sea and the river.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   Burrow Walls Roman fort comes up about 54 km into the recorded legs. Next is Red House Roman camp.

3. 3. Red House Roman camp

   A few kilometres west of Hexham the South and North Tyne have long since joined, and the valley widens into a level green floor of fields, hedges and small woods, with the Wall's ridge just visible to the north. The Red House Roman camp lies in this farmland, about five kilometres from Haydon Bridge, Acomb and Hexham, on the Roman road known as the Stanegate, which ran across the neck of Britain from Carlisle to Corbridge.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   about 167 km into the recorded legs you reach Red House Roman camp. Next is back through Burrow Walls Roman fort.

4. 4. back through Burrow Walls Roman fort

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

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   Recorded stop-planning note

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   Planning note

   back through Burrow Walls Roman fort, late in the day. Next is Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav.

5. 5. Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Back at Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Dav. That is the ride.