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| Arbeia Visitor's Centre in 2025 suttong.com |
Arbeia was a large Roman fort built around 129 AD during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. Located at the mouth of the River Tyne, just beyond the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall, it served as a strategic supply base and military outpost.
The reconstructed West Gate showcases Roman defense and engineering.
Outlines of former buildings are marked in stone.
Signboards identify parts of the fort. For example, the latrines.
The Barrack Blocks date from about AD 225-- a reconstruction suggests what the Roman soldiers' rooms may have looked like.
The Roman Commander's House was built in the late 200s, which is the late Roman period.
A reconstruction includes furnished rooms for the elite.
A model of Arbeia Fort
Location: South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England
Access: In 2025 entry was free.
Metro: I arrived at the South Shields station from Newcastle.
Name: Arbeia may mean 'Fort of the Arab troops.
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