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Hadrian's Wall between Cam Beck and Newtown Farm is a section of the Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian, spanning approximately wall miles 56 and 57 in Cumberland. This portion of the wall forms part of the most extensively preserved stretch of the monument and demonstrates typical Roman military construction, with the stone-built core of the wall surviving as an upstanding feature across the undulating moorland terrain. The section lies within the designated World Heritage Site and retains archaeological significance as evidence of Roman military engineering and frontier strategy along the northernmost border of the Roman Empire in Britain. The site's survival owes much to its remote location and the durability of the stone construction characteristic of this sector of the wall.
Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010986. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between Cam Beck and Newtown Farm is a section of the Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian, spanning approximately wall miles 56 and 57 in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010986.
Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57 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 1010986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church (2.7 km), The vallum between the road to Laversdale at Oldwall and Baron's Dike in wall miles 59 and 60 (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall between the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57'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 the Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.