Editing Stanegate (section)

==Route==
The Stanegate began in the east at [[Coria (Corbridge)|Corstopitum]], where the important road, [[Dere Street]] headed towards Scotland. West of Corstopitum, the Stanegate crossed the Cor Burn, and then followed the north bank of the Tyne until it reached the North Tyne near the village of [[Wall, Northumberland|Wall]]. A Roman bridge must have taken the road across the North Tyne, from where it headed west past the present village of [[Fourstones]] to [[Newbrough]], where the first fort is situated, {{convert|7+1/2|mi}} from Corbridge, and {{convert|6|mi}} from Vindolanda. It is a small fort occupying less than {{convert|1|acre}} and is in the graveyard of Newbrough church, which stands alone to the west of the village.<ref name="Graham"/>

From Newbrough, the Stanegate proceeds west, parallel to the South Tyne until it meets the next major fort, at [[Vindolanda]] (Chesterholm). From Vindolanda the Stanegate crosses the route of the present-day [[Military Road (Northumberland)|Military Road]] and passes just south of the minor fort of [[Haltwhistle Burn#Roman fort|Haltwhistle Burn]]. From Haltwhistle Burn, the Stanegate continues west away from the course of the South Tyne and passes the major fort of [[Magnis (Carvoran)|Magnis]] (Carvoran), {{convert|6+1/2|mi}} from Vindolanda and {{convert|20|mi}} from Corstopitum. At this point, the road is joined by the [[Maiden Way]] coming from the fort of [[Epiacum]] (also known as [[Whitley Castle]]) near [[Alston, Cumbria|Alston]] to the south.<ref name="Graham"/>

From Magnis, the road turns towards the southwest to follow the course of the [[River Irthing]], passing the minor fort of Throp, and arriving at the major fort of [[Nether Denton]], {{convert|4+1/2|mi}} from Magnis and {{convert|24+1/2|mi}} from Corstopitum. The fort occupies an area of about {{convert|3|acre}}.<ref name="Graham"/>

From Nether Denton, the road continues to follow the River Irthing and heads towards present-day [[Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria|Brampton]]. It passes the minor fort of Castle Hill Boothby and then, {{convert|1|mi}} west of Brampton, reaches the next major fort, that of [[Brampton Old Church]], {{convert|6|mi}} from Nether Denton and {{convert|30+1/2|mi}} from Corstopitum. The fort is so called because half of it is buried under Old St Martin's church and its graveyard.<ref name="Graham"/>

From Brampton Old Church, the road crosses the River Irthing and continues southwest through [[Irthington]] and passes through what is now the site of [[Carlisle Lake District Airport|Carlisle Airport]], just to the north of the main runway.<ref>[[English Heritage]] Archaeological Map of Hadrian's Wall, 2010.</ref> The curving corner of an associated marching camp can be made out from the air on the south edge of the runway near its western end,<ref>''[[The Flying Archaeologist]]'', 'Hadrian's Wall:Life on the Frontier', broadcast 13.1.13</ref> and can be seen on [[Google Earth]]. The Stanegate then continued through a large cutting in the village of [[Crosby-on-Eden]], where a small fort has been postulated, based on marching distances, but has not yet been found.<ref>Roman roads in Cumbria, www.romanroads.org</ref> The Stanegate then crossed the [[River Eden, Cumbria|River Eden]] near the cricket ground<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.romanroads.org/|title=RRRA Home|website=romanroads.org}}</ref> in modern Carlisle and eventually reached the fort of [[Luguvalium]] (Carlisle) on the site of [[Carlisle Castle]], {{convert|7+1/2|mi}} from Brampton Old Church and {{convert|38|mi|km}} from Corstopitum. [[LIDAR]] images show that the road carried on westwards for a further {{convert|4+1/2|mi}} to the Roman fort at [[Kirkbride, Cumbria|Kirkbride]] overlooking [[Moricambe Bay]], an inlet of the [[Solway Firth]], where a large camp of {{convert|5|acre}} was found.

The Stanegate might have run eastwards from Corstopitum towards the fort and bridge at [[Pons Aelius]], present-day [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], possibly linking to [[Washing Wells Roman Fort]] in [[Whickham]], but no evidence of a road here has yet been found to support this.<ref name="Breeze"/>