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Thursday 14 September 2017

Gilsland to Haydongate Farm

This day's journey started with the hike from Gilsland to Haydongate Hut along the Hadrian's Wall trail.
Turret 49B, just West of Birdoswold Roman fort.
What it may have looked like.

Remnants of the vallum.
Panorama of a forest we walked through.
Piper Sike turret 51A

Turret 52a
Hare hill portion of Hadrian's Wall. It is the tallest remaining stretch of Hadrian's wall at three meters, although this was rebuilt in the 19th century using Roman stone in the area.
A depiction of how the wall would have looked.

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