Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54

Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54

England
List entry 1010997
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Hadrian's Wall between Banks Green Cottage and the roads to Lanercost and Garthside is a section of the second-century Roman frontier running through Cumberland in northern England. This stretch, encompassing wall miles 52, 53 and 54, preserves substantial remains of both the Wall itself and the vallum, the parallel earthwork ditch-and-bank system that ran to the south of the Wall throughout much of its length. Constructed under the Emperor Hadrian from approximately AD 122 onwards, this segment demonstrates the characteristic Roman military engineering of the period, with the vallum serving administrative and logistical functions in controlling movement across the frontier zone. The section remains an important archaeological witness to the Roman occupation of Britain and the strategic organisation of this frontier system during the second and later centuries of the Roman period.

Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010997. View the official record →

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What is Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54?

Hadrian's Wall between Banks Green Cottage and the roads to Lanercost and Garthside is a section of the second-century Roman frontier running through Cumberland in northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010997.

Who is responsible for protecting Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54?

Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54 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 1010997.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks and the road to Garthside in wall miles 52, 53 and 54?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon (3.9 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church (4.9 km), Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church (5.3 km).

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