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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 some time in AD 122 and was largely completed within six years.

The remains were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
by Ashley Dace

Created: Sun, 31 Jul 2011, Updated: Mon, 9 Sep 2024


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NY7266 : On Hadrian's wall: looking over Turret 41A and Caw Gap by David Martin
2024
NY6766 : Hadrian's Wall at Walltown Crags by Sandy Gerrard
2021
NY8671 : Hadrian's Wall ditch by Sandy Gerrard
2021
NY5865 : Piper Sike Turret (51A) on Hadrian's Wall by Sandy Gerrard
2021
NY5865 : Leahill Turret (51b) on Hadrian's Wall by Sandy Gerrard
2021
NY6366 : Hadrian's Wall ditch by Sandy Gerrard
2021
NY7266 : Hadrian's Wall at Thorny Doors by Sandy Gerrard
2021
NY7868 : Milecastle 37, Hadrian's Wall by habiloid
2018
NY6166 : Turret 49b, Hadrian's Wall by habiloid
2016
NY7166 : Milecastle 42. Hadrian's Wall by habiloid
2016
NY7868 : Housesteads Roman Fort (Vercovium) by habiloid
2016
NY6166 : Hadrian's Wall heads east from Birdoswald Roman Fort by habiloid
2016
NY5764 : Banks Turret (Hadrian's Wall 52a) by habiloid
2016
NY7066 : Hadrian's Wall Path heads west out of Aesica (Great Chesters) Roman Fort by habiloid
2016
NY5664 : Hadrian's Wall at Hare Hill by habiloid
2016
NY3856 : Hadrian's Wall Path, Carlisle by Malc McDonald
2015
NY7266 : Hadrian's Wall near Thorny Doors by Adrian Taylor
2013
NY6166 : Birdoswald Roman Fort by David Dixon
2012
NY6166 : Birdoswald Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall by David Dixon
2012
NY5865 : Hadrians Wall - Piper Sike Turret by Ashley Dace
2011
NY6266 : Hadrian's Wall by Ashley Dace
2011
NY7668 : Highshield Crags and Crag Lough by Adrian Taylor
2008
NY6566 : Thirlwall Castle by Adrian Taylor
2007
NY6766 : Hadrian's Wall on Walltown Crags by Adrian Taylor
2007
NY9269 : Brunton Turret on Hadrian's Wall by Sandy Gerrard
1978

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