2011
NY7467 : Hadrian's Wall
taken 12 years ago, 4 km N of Melkridge, Northumberland, England
This is 1 of 4 images, with title Hadrian's Wall in this square

Hadrian's Wall
The wall on Winsheilds Crag of the Whin Sill.
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's wall or 'Vallum Aelium' is the remains of a large Roman fortification. The wall extended west from Segedunum at Wallsend on the River Tyne to the shore of the Solway Firth, ending a short but unknown distance west of the village of Bowness-on-Solway. Construction probably started sometime in AD 122 and was largely completed within six years.
The remains were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.