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Hadrian's Wall between St Oswald's Cottages and the North Tyne is a scheduled ancient monument preserving substantial sections of the Roman frontier barrier constructed under the emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. The remains within wall miles 25, 26 and 27 represent a critical stretch of the wall's course across Northumberland, where the structure maintained its defensive line across challenging terrain near the river crossing. The monument includes both the wall itself and the vallum, a substantial earthwork ditch system running parallel to the wall on its southern side, which formed an integral part of the frontier's infrastructure. This section remains significant for understanding the wall's engineering adaptation to the landscape and the scale of Roman frontier fortification in northern Britain.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between St Oswald's Cottages, east of Brunton Gate and the North Tyne in wall miles 25, 26 and 27 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018581. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between St Oswald's Cottages and the North Tyne is a scheduled ancient monument preserving substantial sections of the Roman frontier barrier constructed under the emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018581.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between St Oswald's Cottages, east of Brunton Gate and the North Tyne in wall miles 25, 26 and 27 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 1018581.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House (1 km), Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange (2 km), Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden (2.8 km).
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