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Coordinates: 55.010°N 2.006°W Hunnum (also known as Onnum, and with the modern name of Halton Chesters) was a Roman fort north of the modern-day village of Halton, Northumberland in North East England.


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Chesters Roman Fort is the most complete Roman cavalry fort in Britain - wander around the unusually well-preserved baths and steam room, and the officers' quarters. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing All photos (681) The area Chollerford Humshaugh, Hexham NE46 4EU England Reach out directly Visit website Best nearby


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Chesters is one of a series of permanent forts built during the construction of Hadrian's Wall. The cavalry fort, known to the Romans as Cilurnum, was built in about AD 124. It housed some 500 cavalrymen and was occupied until the Romans left Britain in the 5th century.


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Chesters, known as Cilurnum during the Roman period, was a cavalry fort on Hadrian's Wall near the village of Walwick in Northumberland. It was built in about AD 124 and was occupied until the Romans left Britain during the 5 th century. It housed an auxiliary unit of 500 cavalrymen.


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It is visible as a turf-covered scarp 0.2m high with a modern field wall overlying its course. The farm buildings at Great Chesters east of milecastle 43 partly overlie the Wall in this area. West of Great Chesters fort the course of the narrow wall survives as an amorphous rubble strewn mound 3m to 4.8m wide and 1.1m high.


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History Group Visits Things to see and do School Visits Things to see and do Bathhouse and river views A place to relax on Hadrian's Wall for both Roman and modern visitors, Chesters is home to a spectacular Roman Bathhouse.


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Built just after Hadrians Wall was completed in AD 123, Chesters is the best preserved Roman Cavalry Fort in Britain.


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Chesters Roman Fort is home to a fascinating collection of Roman artefacts discovered in Victorian times. It is the most complete Roman cavalry fort in Britain. Here you can discover an amazing collection of Roman objects and inscriptions in the Clayton Museum, re-launched in 2016.


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Coordinates: 55.027°N 2.145°W Chesters is an 18th-century country mansion adjacent to Hadrian's Wall and the Roman fort of Cilurnum at Humshaugh, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1] Chesters Stable block, across the road (B6318) from the house.


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Chestrers Roman Fort. Chesters Roman Fort features the most complete roman cavalry fort remains in Britain. Visitors to the fort can see and explore the remains of the principal gates, the headquarters building, hall, regimental shrine and the commandant's house. Situated downhill next to the tranquil riverside is a spectacular Roman Bathhouse.


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Chesters Roman Fort is the most complete Roman cavalry fort in Britain - wander around the unusually well-preserved baths and steam room, and the officers' quarters. You don't need to book your ticket in advance, but you will always get the best price and guaranteed entry by booking online ahead of your visit.


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Chollerford, Northumberland, NE46 4EU. Telephone +44 (0)1434 681379 . Email. Chesters Roman Fort & Museum Chesters Roman Fort is the most complete Roman cavalry fort in Britain. Open weekends only 10am - 4pm With Gift-Aid, From: Adult: £9.50, Child (5-17 years): £5.50, Concession: £8.50, Family (2 adults, up to 3 children): £24.50 OR.


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Aesica (with the modern name of Great Chesters) was a Roman fort, one and a half miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium (Housesteads) to the east and Magnis (Carvoran) to the west.


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The Origin of the Chesters (Cilurnum) Roman Fort. The name of the Chesters Roman fort is first mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum of the late-4th/early-5th century, wherein it is listed as Cilurnum, between the entries for Hunnum (Halton Chesters, Northumberland) and Procolitia (Carrawburgh, Northumberland).


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Coordinates: 55.026°N 2.139°W Part of a series on the Military of ancient Rome 753 BC - AD 476 Structural history Campaign history Technological history Political history Strategy and tactics Frontiers and fortifications Ancient Rome portal v t e Cilurnum or Cilurvum was a fort on Hadrian's Wall mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum.