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The Barbarian Conspiracy: Picts Breach Hadrian's Wall, 367 AD

367
Northumberland, England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Rome
VS
Victor
Picts, Scots, and Attacotti
Outcome
Hadrian's Wall overrun; the dux Fullofaudes was besieged or captured and the comes maritimus Nectaridus was killed; western and northern Britannia were overwhelmed with settlements sacked and the province in disorder for over a year, until Theodosius the Elder's relief force restored Roman control by the end of 368.
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The Barbarian Conspiracy: Picts Breach Hadrian's Wall, 367 AD was a Roman campaign, fought in the area of Northumberland, England in 367. Picts, Scots, and Attacotti prevailed over Rome. Hadrian's Wall overrun; the dux Fullofaudes was besieged or captured and the comes maritimus Nectaridus was killed; western and northern Britannia were overwhelmed with settlements sacked and the province in disorder for over a year, until Theodosius the Elder's relief force restored Roman control by the end of 368.

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The site of The Barbarian Conspiracy: Picts Breach Hadrian's Wall, 367 AD lies on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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Scheduled Monuments near The Barbarian Conspiracy: Picts Breach Hadrian's Wall, 367 AD

Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 mi

Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East is a Roman frontier fortification constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, specifically built between approximately 122 and 128 AD. This section of wall, spanning wall miles 43, 44 and 45…

Mike Rayner / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 mi

Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West is a section of the Roman frontier defence system constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian. This stretch of wall, located in wall mile 45 in Northumberland, preserves significant remains of the original sto…

Victuallers / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46
Carvoran Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the unclassified road to Old Shield and the field boundary west of the fort in wall miles 45 and 46
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 mi

Carvoran Roman fort is a fortified installation located on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, occupying a strategically significant position along the northern frontier of Roman Britain. The fort dates to the second century AD and was constructed to garrison auxiliary troops responsible for contro…

Mike Quinn / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Thirlwall Castle
Thirlwall Castle
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 mi

Thirlwall Castle is a fourteenth-century fortified stronghold situated in the Tipalt Valley near Greenhead in Northumberland. The castle was built by the Thirlwall family, likely in the mid-1300s, as a defence against Scottish raids during the Anglo-Scottish border conflicts. The surviving struct…

Ashley Dace / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Great Chesters Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm in wall miles 42 and 43
Great Chesters Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm in wall miles 42 and 43
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 mi

Great Chesters Roman fort is a Hadrianic fortress situated on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland at wall miles 42–43, occupying a commanding position between the Caw Burn and the track to Cockmount Hill farm. The fort, known as Aesica in antiquity, dates to the second century AD and served as a gar…

mauldy / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Cawfields Roman temporary camp
Cawfields Roman temporary camp
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 mi

Cawfields Roman temporary camp is a first-century Roman military encampment situated near Haltwhistle in Northumberland, positioned along the Stanegate frontier road. The camp is characterized by its defensive ditches and ramparts, which remain visible as earthwork features across the landscape,…

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The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
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