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Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway is a Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the emperor Hadrian. This section of the wall, occupying wall miles 78 and 79 at the western terminus of the monument, represents the final stretch of the barrier as it approaches the Solway Firth. The wall in this locality survives in fragmentary form, with substantial sections of the Roman stone structure visible above ground, though the marshy terrain and tidal influences of the Solway have affected preservation in places. This western end of the wall held strategic importance as the terminus of the frontier line, controlling movement along the coastal approaches to Roman Britain.
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015951. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway is a 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 1015951.
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79 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 1015951.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77 (1.9 km), Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77 (2 km), Hadrian's Wall vallum between the watercourse 400m south east of Glasson and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall miles 76 and 77 (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79'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 between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 and 79 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.