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Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier fortification constructed under the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, extending approximately 80 Roman miles across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the Tyne estuary. This particular stretch, covering wall miles 32, 33, and 34 between Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in Northumberland, represents a substantial section of the original defensive circuit and its associated earthwork. The vallum, a substantial ditch with flanking mounds running parallel to the wall on its southern side, formed an integral component of the frontier system's defensive infrastructure and territorial demarcation. The physical remains in this sector preserve evidence of both the stone wall structure and the vallum's characteristic linear earthworks, which together exemplify the scale and engineering ambition of Roman military architecture in Britain during the second and subsequent centuries AD.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010963. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier fortification constructed under the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, extending approximately 80 Roman miles across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the Tyne estuary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010963.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34 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 1010963.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langley Barony Mines, Haydon Bridge (4 km), Three prehistoric and Romano-British settlements and associated cord rig at Green Brae (4.6 km), Bastle at Grandy's Knowe (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34'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 boundary at Brown Dikes and the field boundary east of turret 34a in wall miles 32, 33 and 34 stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.