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Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier barrier constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian to mark and defend the northern boundary of the Roman province of Britannia. This section, spanning wall miles 29, 30 and 31 near Carrawburgh in Northumberland, preserves substantial remains of both the wall itself and the vallum, the significant earthwork that runs parallel to the south of the barrier. The vallum, comprising a ditch flanked by substantial banks, served administrative and logistical functions in controlling movement across the frontier zone. The remains in this locality demonstrate the engineering and strategic planning characteristic of Hadrian's Wall's construction, which extended approximately eighty Roman miles across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the River Tyne.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Simonburn and the field boundary east of Carrawburgh car park in wall miles 29, 30 and 31 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010961. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier barrier constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian to mark and defend the northern boundary of the Roman province of Britannia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010961.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the road to Simonburn and the field boundary east of Carrawburgh car park in wall miles 29, 30 and 31 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 1010961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm (3.6 km), Red House Roman camp (3.7 km), Round cairn, 1.1km west of Middle House (4.4 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 Simonburn and the field boundary east of Carrawburgh car park in wall miles 29, 30 and 31'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 Simonburn and the field boundary east of Carrawburgh car park in wall miles 29, 30 and 31 stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.