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Roman Period

Hadrian's Wall construction skirmishes

122–130
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Wall construction fighting 122-130 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. 100–300.
VS
Victor
Romans
Forces
Romans c. 1,000–2,000 construction workers/troops
Outcome
Roman engineering advance contested by northern tribes during Wall construction
The Battle

History & Significance

Sporadic resistance during the building of Hadrian's Wall; attested by dedicatory stones

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Hadrian's Wall construction skirmishes

The vallum and early Roman road between the field boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Grindon School Roman temporary camp
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Hadrian's Wall and associated features between the boundary east of turret 34a and the field boundary west of milecastle 36 in wall miles 34, 35 and 36
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Coesike West Roman temporary camps 1 and 2
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Bowl barrow 420m south west of New Beggarbog
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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