Arbeia

Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum
Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Reconstructed gateway
Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum is located in Tyne and Wear
Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum
Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum
Location in Tyne and Wear
Coordinates55°00′14″N 1°25′48″W / 55.004°N 1.430°W / 55.004; -1.430
Grid referenceNZ365679
Plan of fort in 210 AD
The late Praetorium
The site

Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. It is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums as Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum.