Name: Black Carts Turret - Hadrian's Wall
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Black Carts Turret - Hadrian's Wall

Black Carts Turret - Hadrian's Wall, Humshaugh Chollerford, UK

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The Romans built Black Carts Turret (turret 29A) as part of Hadrian’s Wall, begun in AD 122 to strengthen the north-west frontier of their empire. Turrets like Black Carts were built into the Wall, two to every Roman mile, for small groups of soldiers to shelter in and keep watch.

Black Carts is preserved as part of a 460-metre section of Hadrian’s Wall to the west of Chesters Roman Fort. To the west of Chesters Fort, this turret sits within a 460-metre length of Hadrian's Wall. There are magnificent views from here to the north.

Free Entry. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

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Features

Turrets on Hadrian’s Wall: The original design for Hadrian’s Wall required a continuous ‘curtain’ wall and V-shaped ditch to run 80 Roman miles (117.5km) from Wallsend in the east to Burgh-by-Sands in the west. About 160 turrets were built two to every Roman mile (about 1.48km) along it, providing vantage points to monitor the landscape.
Black Carts and the Wall: Black Carts follows the usual turret design, with Hadrian’s Wall forming its north wall. A small door at the base of the south wall gave access to a ground-floor room and there was possibly a ladder to the floor above. In the threshold stone at the entrance, a pivot hole in which the door was hung and two grooves for the uprights that formed the door jambs are still clearly visible. During excavations, evidence of a hearth for cooking and keeping warm, and fragments of millstones for making flour were discovered.
Who built Black Carts Turret? The three legions stationed in Britain built Hadrian’s Wall: the 20th ‘Valeria Victrix’, based at Chester, the 6th ‘Victrix’, based at York, and the 2nd ‘Augusta’, based at Caerleon. They had a pool of 15,000 men to draw upon, although not all of these would have worked on the Wall at the same time.
The Wall nearby: Chesters Fort was built about 1.8 miles (2.8km) east of Black Carts Turret when large forts were added to the frontier, at the same time that the Wall was narrowed. It was home to a cavalry garrison, who would have patrolled the river valley and protected the nearby bridge over the river North Tyne.

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Parking: Car parking is available at Chesters Roman Fort, about a 20 minute walk away. Please note, there is no car parking at Black Carts.
Food & Drinks: Chesters Roman Fort has a tearoom.
Toilets: Chesters Roman Fort has toilet facilities, including baby changing.

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Free Entry.

Pricing URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/black-carts-turret-hadrians-wall/opening-times/

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Offer Birthday Parties: No

Open any reasonable time during daylight hours.

Address: Black Carts Turret - Hadrian's Wall, Humshaugh Chollerford, UK

Post Code: NE46 4BZ

Council: Northumberland

County: Northumberland

Road Access: 2 miles west of Chollerford on B6318.
Bicycle Access: Find this site on The National Cycle Network.
Parking: Car parking is available at Chesters Roman Fort, about a 20 minute walk away. Please note, there is no car parking at Black Carts.