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Hadrian's Wall is a defensive frontier monument constructed across northern Britain during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. This particular section, located in Cumberland between milecastle 50 and Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51, preserves substantial remains of both the wall itself and the vallum, the substantial earthwork that runs parallel to the south. The vallum consists of a central ditch flanked by north and south mounds, representing a significant engineering investment in the organization and control of movement along the frontier. This stretch of the wall and vallum remains an important archaeological record of Roman frontier construction and the territorial demarcation system that characterized the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010995. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall is a defensive frontier monument constructed across northern Britain during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010995.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 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 1010995.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road (1.2 km), Medieval fishponds and moat at Denton Hall (3.2 km), The Stonehouse bastle, 240m north of Denton Foot (3.9 km).
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