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Aesica (aka Great Chesters) was a Roman fort 1½ miles north of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall between Vercovicium (Housesteads) to the east and Magnis (Carvoran) to the west. It is believed that the fort was completed in the year AD 128. Its purpose was to guard the Caw Gap, where the Haltwhistle Burn crosses the Wall. The fort was an oblong, measuring 355 feet north to south by 419 feet east to west, occupying three acres. The north-east corner of the fort is now occupied by farm buildings, built over the route of the Wall. The B6318 Military Road passes about half a mile to the south of the fort. It is within the council area of Northumberland.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1010976.
Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 54.994671,-2.4636711
Grid Reference: NY704667
Police Area: Northumbria
Council Area: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Greenhead CP
Country: England
GBPNID: 299523
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Aesica,_Northumberland_299523
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1010976.
Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 54.994671,-2.4636711
Grid Reference: NY704667
Police Area: Northumbria
Council Area: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Greenhead CP
Country: England
GBPNID: 299523
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Aesica,_Northumberland_299523
Peruse Northumberland on Wikishire