The Roman Empire in Scotland and Northumbria
The Roman Empire spanned the know world for centuries -- reaching as far north as the Antonine Wall in Scotand (past even the well-known barrier of Hadrian's Wall in Northumbria), and leaving forts and cities behind.
The most obvious Roman sites run along Hadrian's Wall (which we dipped down into Northumbria to see) -- Chester's Fort, Housesteads, and Corbridge Town all lay along the serpentine path of Hadrian's Wall. Fragments of the wall can be seen from all three, and from the E-W road that follows along the ditch that fronted the Roman Empire's reach in the second century CE.
Further north are the sparse remains of the Antonine Wall, mostly marked by flat green fields with scattered rocks that only show the outline of forts when seen from the air (or in morning frost).
Roman roads show up as straight, way-marked roads in southern Scotland (although not every straight road is a Roman construction, the British Army built their fair share as well).
Roman Forts
| Castlecary Fort | Housesteads Fort |
| Chesters Fort | Lyne Fort |
| Corbridge Town | Roman Roads |
| Hadrian's Wall | Trimontium |