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Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 48 between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing is a section of the Roman frontier fortification built under the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, extending across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the Tyne estuary. This stretch retains substantial remains of the stone wall itself, together with the vallum, a massive linear earthwork consisting of a ditch flanked by parallel mounds that ran along the southern side of the wall frontier. The section demonstrates the characteristic engineering of the wall's construction, with the stone wall standing to a considerable height in places and showing evidence of Roman building techniques and subsequent degradation and medieval robbing. The River Irthing crossing marks a significant topographical feature along the frontier's course, and this wall mile represents an important segment for understanding both the Roman military infrastructure and the broader landscape management of Britain's most northerly imperial frontier during the second and subsequent centuries AD.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015923. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 48 between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing is a section of the Roman frontier fortification built under the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, extending across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the Tyne estuary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015923.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015923.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station on Mains Rigg (1.9 km), Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road (3.9 km), Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum and their associated features between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing in wall mile 48 stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.