Gelt Wood Roman Quarry Gelt Wood is about two miles south off Brampton, just off Hadrian's Wall and less than 10 miles away from Birdoswald Roman Fort. It is an area with Roman history which often gets overlooked. Gelt Wood was once home to a Roman quarry; the quarry was used to get materials to repair parts of Hadrian's Wall and possibly to build parts of it. The repairs to the wall and fortifications were ordered by emperor Septimus Severus. During the 18th century some graffiti/inscriptions l

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