Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall - Hadrian's Wall — Attraction in Waterhead

It's a wall. Get over it. Definitely worth a visit but it isn't cheap! Car park is slightly east of the main building and if you are coming from Carlisle you have that worry you have missed it. The car park costs a small fortune and then entry is the remainder of you gold.

The stone work that is their is impressive in its own right and is massively added to by the combination of your imagination and the sign boards. We really haven't come on that much in the last couple of thousand years.

Finally, and probably because I am a Scot, it really talks of the wall as the northern limits of the Roman empire which is not true. Antonine's wall up around the central belt of Scotland and plenty of camps and and buildings up the east coast and round all the way to Inverness. ...

Hadrian’s wall is of immense historical significance in Britain and it’s quite startling that so much remains. But it does seem odd to be in such beautiful countryside and realise that there was a time when the Romans considered it the end of the civilised world. What’s left is a long stone structure snaking across the fields and the regular stone outlines of the mile forts. I had hoped there may have been enough wall remaining to allow people to walk along it, but there are signs telling visitors not to do so. One of the most startling things about the wall in this area, is the utter peace and quiet. There was nothing to hear, other than the wind in the trees, birdsong, sheep bleating and the sounds of the River Irthing. It’s a magical...

I really loved stumbling across this ruined fort after visiting Birdoswald. You can find it by turning left through a kissing gate as you walk up the hill from Birdoswald carpark and continuing along the topside of the wall. The route is around a Roman Mile (1500m) I guess.

The carpark is expensive (£4, free to English Heritage members) if you aren't going any further or going to Birdoswald.

There isn't much to see at the fort itself but there is a display board and of course you could keep walking to explore the wall and the...