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Hadrian's Wall is a fortified frontier barrier constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain, built under the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. This particular section, located in wall miles 69 and 70 near Beaumont in Cumberland, represents part of the stone-built curtain wall that extended across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the River Tyne. The monument survives as archaeological remains between the field boundary south of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank, preserving evidence of Roman military construction and frontier management. The wall is a scheduled ancient monument of considerable historical importance as a component of one of the Roman Empire's most significant defensive structures, offering insight into Roman imperial strategy and the military occupation of Britain during the second and third centuries AD.
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 →
Hadrian's Wall is a fortified frontier barrier constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain, built under the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014696.
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 Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp (2.1 km), Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton (4 km), Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 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'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 field boundary to the south of the site of St Andrew's Church and Eden Bank at Beaumont in wall miles 69 and 70 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.