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Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 7 is a section of the defensive earthwork that accompanied the main stone wall across northern Britain, constructed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. The vallum, a flat-bottomed ditch flanked by substantial banks, served to define and control access to the military zone behind the wall, and this particular stretch at Denton Dene preserves approximately 75 metres of the original earthwork in good condition. The Scotswood section demonstrates the characteristic Roman military engineering of the period, with the vallum running broadly parallel to the wall and forming an integral part of the frontier's infrastructure. This monument contributes to the archaeological significance of Hadrian's Wall as a whole, which represents one of the most substantial surviving monuments of the Roman occupation of Britain.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at Denton Dene is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003504. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall vallum in wall mile 7 is a section of the defensive earthwork that accompanied the main stone wall across northern Britain, constructed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003504.
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of vallum 75m long at 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 1003504.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill (4.2 km), Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham (4.3 km), Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village (5.1 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 of vallum 75m long at 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 of vallum 75m long at 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.