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Roman Period

Roman construction of Hadrian's Wall — contested advance

122–128
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Wall building operations 122-128 AD
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
tribal resistance c. 500–2,000.
VS
Victor
Romans
Forces
Romans c. 10,000–15,000 legionaries (construction & security)
Outcome
Wall built under Emperor Hadrian following his 122 AD visit; dedicatory stones record construction units; local resistance attested
The Battle

History & Significance

The greatest Roman engineering project in Britain; the 73-mile barrier required massive military labour and suppression of local opposition across Northumberland

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Roman construction of Hadrian's Wall — contested advance

Prehistoric settlement 230m north of Bradley
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Medieval settlement and field system, two bastles and a corn drying kiln, immediately north east of Bradley Hall
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Housesteads fort, section of Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of milecastle 36 and the field boundary west of turret 37a in wall miles 36 and 37
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Bastle at Grandy's Knowe
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Stone circle, defended settlement, Romano-British farmstead and field system, Roman camp and group of shielings immediately south of Greenlee Lough
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
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