Roman Fortress - Segedunum

Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, North East England.

Model of the fort as it may have looked. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, North East England.

Reconstruction of the standards in the strongroom of the fort as it may have looked. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, North East England.

The third line of the inscription starts with the letters BALI... part of the word meaning bath-house. The inscription records the rebuilding of a bath-house. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, North East England.

A roof tile with the stamp of cohors IIII Lingonum which was based at Segedunum. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, North East England.

Reconstructed bath-house based on the one discovered at Chesters fort. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, UK.

Detail inside reconstructed bath-house, Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, UK.

'Builders of the Wall' - names discovered on inscriptions at various locations on Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall ends at the fort of Segedunum with a short stretch leading down to the river Tyne. Hence the name of the area where Segedunum is situated - Wallsend. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, UK.

Layout of the fort. The modern road on the right cuts through the fort. The commanding officer's house can be seen in the foreground. Segedunum Roman Fort, Wallsend, UK.