Arbeia Roman Fort, South Shields

Posted in Architecture, History, Trips at 12:00 on 7 May 2022

Arbeia Roman Fort stood guarding the mouth of the River Tyne at what is now South Shields. Its now surrounded by housing on three sides but its remains have been excavated.

There is an exhibition centre but its entrance gate, Commandant’s House and a barrack block have been reconstructed. The entrance gate is particulalry impressive:-

Model of fort:-

Information board:-

Arbeia Fort site from top of entrance gate, reconstructed barrack block and Commandant’s House to right:-

An excavated corner of the fort:-

Original columns, recosntucted entrance gate seen through them. When excavated the columns were lying on their side. They have been re-erected where they would have stood:-