Segedunum (Wallsend)

The name remembers to the end of the Hadrian's Wall, which strictly speaking began here. Actually the wall should end in Pons Aelius (Newcastle).

Two to three years after start of construction it was extended, however, to Segedunum. The fort was built at the same time. The wall ended about two hundred meters to the east at the river Tyne. It could be, that there a statue or monument to Publius Aelius Hadrianus was built up.

The fort in Arbeia (South Shields) was visible from Segedunum. As a boundary between that the Tyne served.

Although the ground was built on temporarily, the foundation walls of the fort are preserved amazingly well. Seeing is the southern part to to the west- and/or eastern gate - what corresponds to two thirds of the surface. The wall hits south of the western gate on the fort and kept on being led from the southeast corner up to the river.

Several conversions occurred. In the case of the first building at least some barracks and a further building where of timber. From the middle of the 2nd century AD all buildings were of stone. A building served as a valetudinarium.

In the 3rd century the fort was altered again. The southern cavalry barracks were concerned by that among other things. Obviously the rooms were enlarged.

In the fort a Cohors Equitata (mixed infantry and cavalry unit) was stationed.

Today the southern cavalry barracks, praetorium, principia, horrea, valetudinarium, a water tank and a portico are to bee seen. Also the western, east and southern gate, parts of the wall and a smaller western gate (porta quintana).

Furthermore the reconstruction of a bathhouse was built. It is based on the surviving remains of the bath house at Cilurnum (Chesters).

To point out particularly is also the museum. This shows information with a lot of change (computer supported, also interactive, reconstructions, audiovisual, ...).