Hadrian's Wall Path - Day 3

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Humshaugh - Temple of Mithras (Carrawburgh): 3 miles (5 km)
Temple of Mithras (Carrawburgh) - Housesteads Roman Fort (Hexham): 5 miles (7 km)
Housesteads Roman Fort (Hexham) - Roman Army Museum (Hexham): 7 miles (11 km)
Totals for Day: 15 miles (23 km)

Temple of Mithras (Carrawburgh)

3 miles west of Humshaugh is the Temple of Mithras, built in the 3rd century to worship the Roman sun god Mithras. The excavated materials from the temple can be found at the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle, but you can see the temple at it's 4th-century phase at the Carrawburgh site.

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Housesteads Roman Fort (Hexham)

Next, visit the best preserved Roman fort in Britain - Housesteads Roman Fort in Hexham. The most famous fort on Hadrian's Wall, Housesteads lies on the great volcanic escarpment of Whin Sill. Built in around AD124, the 5-acre fort held 800 Roman soldiers, and contains the only visible remains of a Roman hospital in Britain.

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Roman Army Museum, Hexham

Get a rare insight into the daily life of a Roman soldier at the Roman Army Museum in Hexham. This spacious museum has everything from life-sized Roman soldier models, Roman objects, and a film theatre. See how Hadrian's Wall, its forts and mile castles may have looked in Roman times in the 18-minute Eagle Eye film.

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