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Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby is a section of the Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian. This stretch of wall, located in Cumberland and designated as wall mile 64, represents part of the continuous defensive barrier that extended across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the Tyne estuary. The surviving remains in this sector demonstrate the characteristic stone construction typical of the central and eastern sections of the wall, where masonry replaced the turf construction found further west. The monument retains archaeological significance as evidence of Roman military engineering and frontier strategy during the occupation of Britain.
Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017945. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby is a section of the Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017945.
Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64 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 1017945.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including City wall, NE side (2.4 km), Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium (2.5 km), Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row (2.6 km).
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