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Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section is a segment of the second-century Roman frontier barrier that stretched across northern Britain. This portion of the wall, extending from Denton Road to Denton Dene in Northumberland, dates to the period following the wall's construction under the Emperor Hadrian from approximately 122 AD onwards. The site preserves elements of both the wall itself and the vallum, a substantial earthwork consisting of a ditch flanked by two parallel mounds that ran to the south of the wall and served administrative and military functions within the frontier zone. The Scotswood section represents an important survival of the wall's structure within the landscape near Newcastle, where the monument retains archaeological significance for understanding Roman military engineering and frontier management in Britain.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003502. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section is a segment of the second-century Roman frontier barrier that stretched across northern Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003502.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene 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 1003502.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill (4.2 km), Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham (4.4 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, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene'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 in wall mile 7, Scotswood section from Denton Road to Denton Dene 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.