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Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section at West Denton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising elements of the Roman frontier defence system constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. The site preserves sections of the stone wall itself alongside the vallum, the substantial earthwork ditch and bank system that ran parallel to the wall on its southern side, integral to the military organization of the frontier. Denton Turret, situated within this wall mile, exemplifies the small fortified turrets positioned at regular intervals along the wall's length to provide surveillance and control over movement along the frontier. This section of wall near Newcastle illustrates the physical and strategic character of Hadrian's Wall, one of the most significant monuments of Roman Britain, which extended across the northern frontier for approximately eighty Roman miles between the Tyne and Solway Firth.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003503. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section at West Denton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising elements of the Roman frontier defence system constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton 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 1003503.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham (4.5 km), Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill (4.5 km), Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Denton section of Hadrian's Wall, Denton Turret and Hadrian's Wall at West Denton stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.