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Hadrian's Wall is a fortified linear barrier constructed in the 2nd century AD under the Roman Emperor Hadrian to mark and defend the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire across northern Britain. The section between Caw Gap and Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42, situated in Northumberland, preserves elements of both the wall itself and the vallum, the substantial earthwork that runs parallel to the southern face of the wall. The vallum in this locality consists of a ditch with flanking mounds, a characteristic feature of the wall's defensive system constructed during the initial building phase around AD 122–126. This stretch of wall and vallum represents the physical infrastructure of Roman frontier control and continues to provide archaeological evidence of Roman military engineering and the extent of the Roman occupation in northern Britain.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010975. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall is a fortified linear barrier constructed in the 2nd century AD under the Roman Emperor Hadrian to mark and defend the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire across northern Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010975.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42 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 1010975.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lees Hall Roman camp (1.7 km), Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp (2 km), Sunny Rigg 2 Roman temporary camp (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42'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 road to Caw Gap and the Caw Burn in wall miles 41 and 42 stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.