Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70

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History & significance

Hadrian's Wall between St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont is a section of the Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the emperor Hadrian. This portion of the wall, located in wall miles 69 and 70, represents the physical remains of the defensive barrier that stretched across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the River Tyne. The visible stonework in this area demonstrates the substantial construction methods employed by Roman military engineers, with dressed stone forming the core structure typical of the wall's central sections. This stretch retains archaeological significance as part of the most substantially preserved segment of Hadrian's Wall and remains an important record of Roman military engineering and frontier organisation.

Hadrian's Wall between the field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014696. View the official record →

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