Hadrian’s Wall and the fort at Wallsend(Segedunum) – what modern archaeology has revealed – Nick Hodgson, Archaeologist at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Dr. Nick Hodgson is Principal Keeper of Archaeology for Tyne & Wear Museums Archaeology. Since 1996 he has managed large-scale excavations and post-excavation projects at Segedunum (Wallsend) and Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields, which have which included archaeology, reconstruction, and museum redevelopment to a value of £1,000,000 in each case. He has published a monograph on the excavations at Wallsend and 35 other archaeological reports or papers.

Segedunum, which means ‘Strong Fort’, was built to guard the eastern end of the Wall, and housed 600 Roman soldiers. It stood for almost 300 years as a symbol of Roman rule and a bastion against barbarian attack.

Today, Segedunum is once again a major site on Hadrian’s Wall. It is the most excavated fort along the Wall with surviving foundations of many buildings and part of the Wall itself. There is a large interactive museum plus full-scale reconstructions of a bath house and a section of Wall. The 35 metre high viewing tower provides outstanding views across this World Heritage Site.

We look forward to welcoming Nick to Aldborough and finding out more about Segedunum and also to him giving us a tour of the site when we visit in July.

This talk will now take place in The Shed at Aldborough Manor.