Aesica

Aesica
Northumberland, England, UK
Remains of worked stones
Remains of Aesica Roman Fort (West Gate)
Aesica is located in Northumberland
Aesica
Aesica
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates54°59′42″N 2°27′50″W / 54.995°N 2.464°W / 54.995; -2.464
Grid referenceNY703667
Aesica on 1964 OS map
Great Chesters plan (with Milecastle 43 in red)

Aesica (modern name Great Chesters) was a Roman fort, one and a half miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, (not be confused with Chesters fort [Cilurnum]). It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium (Housesteads) 6.0 miles to the east and Banna (Birdoswald) 6.5 miles to the west.

Its main purpose was to guard the Caw Gap where the Haltwhistle Burn crosses the Wall.[1]

  1. ^ *"Hadrian's Wall - Fort - Great Chesters (Aesica)". Roman-Britain. Retrieved 1 February 2023.