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Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64 is a section of the Roman frontier fortification constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian. This stretch of the Wall, located in Cumberland, formed part of the defensive line extending across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the Tyne. The monument preserves remains of the Wall's stone and earthwork construction characteristic of this section, though the specific topography and preservation state of this particular segment reflect both its original Roman engineering and subsequent erosion and disturbance. The site remains an important element of the wider Hadrian's Wall complex, designated as a World Heritage Site, and contributes significantly to the archaeological understanding of Roman military infrastructure in Britain.
Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017942. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64 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 1017942.
Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road 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 1017942.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including City wall, NE side (2.9 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 (3.1 km), Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64'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 M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.