Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41

Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41

England
List entry 1010973
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the emperor Hadrian, extending approximately eighty miles across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the mouth of the Tyne. The section between Steel Rigg car park and Caw Gap, spanning wall miles 39 to 41, preserves substantial remains of the wall itself along with associated Romano-British settlement features that illuminate the character of occupation along this strategic defensive line. The wall's construction began around AD 122 and represents one of the most ambitious building projects of the Roman Empire, combining a stone curtain wall with a system of forts, milecastles, and turrets designed to control movement and facilitate military communication across the frontier. The settlement evidence in this locality, situated within the wider archaeological complex of the wall, reflects the civilian and military presence that sustained Roman frontier operations throughout the second and third centuries AD.

Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010973. View the official record →

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What is Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41?

Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the emperor Hadrian, extending approximately eighty miles across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the mouth of the Tyne. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010973.

Who is responsible for protecting Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41?

Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41 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 1010973.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hadrian's Wall, associated features and a Romano-British settlement between the road to Steel Rigg car park and the road through Caw Gap in wall miles 39 to 41?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318 (1.3 km), Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp (2.1 km), Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (2.2 km).

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