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Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a section of the wall and its associated earthwork in the Poltross Burn area of Cumberland. This portion of the frontier fortification dates to the second century AD, constructed under the Roman Emperor Hadrian as part of the defensive system built across northern Britain between approximately 122 and 128 AD. The wall survives here in variable condition, with the vallum, a substantial ditch-and-bank earthwork running parallel to the wall on its southern side, representing the logistical boundary of the military zone. This section is significant as evidence of the engineering and organizational scale of the Roman military presence in Britain during the early imperial period.
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 and vallum between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a section of the wall and its associated earthwork in the Poltross Burn area of Cumberland.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 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'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 between the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 and the boundary west of Coombe Crag in wall miles 50 and 51 stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.