2013 May 14 - We visited Birdoswald Roman Fort (known as Banna to the Romans) on Hadrians Wall, occupied by Roman auxiliaries from approximately 112 AD to 400AD. This western part of the wall was originally built from turf and later replaced with stone. The stone fort was built some time after the wall. Inside were built the usual stone buildings: a central headquarters building (principia), granaries (horrea), and barracks. Unusually for an auxiliary fort, it also included an exercise building (basilica exercitatoria), perhaps reflecting the difficulties of training soldiers in the exposed site in the north of England. After the Roman departure, two successive large Anglo-Saxon timber halls were built on the site of the granaries which stood until possibly 500 AD, suggesting that the fort served as the power-base for a local warband descended from the late Roman garrison. The site was later occupied by Birdoswald Farm, which first appears in written records in 1211. Remember that if you would like to purchase any of my photos then please contact me via E-mail. You can also visit Keith Schooler-Janine Donston Fine Art Photography at sdfap/. I hope that you enjoy my photos! https://plus.google/photos/103712494308877491165/albums/5951191839091823969?cfem=1
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:46:49 +0000
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