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Aesica

120s establishments in the Roman Empire128 establishments2nd-century establishments in Roman BritainForts of Hadrian's WallRoman fortifications in England
Roman sites in Northumberland
Aesica Roman Fort geograph.org.uk 251498
Aesica Roman Fort geograph.org.uk 251498

Aesica (modern name Great Chesters) was a Roman fort, 1.5 miles (2,400 m) north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium (Housesteads) 6.0 miles (9.7 km) to the east and Banna (Birdoswald) 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the west. Its main purpose was to guard the Caw Gap where the Haltwhistle Burn crosses the Wall.

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N 54.995 ° E -2.464 °
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Aesica Roman Fort (Great Chesters Roman Fort)

Roman Military Way
NE49 9PJ , Greenhead
England, United Kingdom
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Aesica Roman Fort geograph.org.uk 251498
Aesica Roman Fort geograph.org.uk 251498
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