Roman Gatehouse (Reconstruction)
Roman Gatehouse (Reconstruction) is a building in South Tyneside, England. Roman Gatehouse (Reconstruction) is situated nearby to the government building Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort, as well as near Arbeia Roman Fort Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arbeia and Fish Quay Low Light.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s.
Fish Quay Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The High and Low Lights of North Shields are decommissioned leading lights in North Shields, Tyne and Wear in the United Kingdom. Two pairs of lights survive: the older pair date from 1727 and were operational until 1810; the newer pair then took over, remaining in use until 1999. Fish Quay Low Light is situated 1,800 feet north of Roman Gatehouse (Reconstruction).
Herd Groyne Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages. Herd Groyne Lighthouse is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Roman Gatehouse (Reconstruction).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and North Shields.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
North Shields
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shields is a town in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 8 miles north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne and borders nearby Wallsend and Tynemouth.
Tynemouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tynemouth is a large town in Tyne and Wear in northeast England, nine miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It's the largest of a series of towns on the north bank of the Tyne estuary, running into North Shields to the west and Cullercoats to the north, also described on this page.
Roman Gatehouse (Reconstruction)
- Type: Building
- Wheelchair access: no
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.0045° or 55° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.43197° or 1° 25′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7W2H39+R6OpenStreetMap ID
way 400297073OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arbeia Roman Fort Museum and Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort.
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