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Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East is a section of the Roman frontier fortification built in the second century AD under the emperor Hadrian, extending across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the River Tyne. This segment, encompassing wall miles 43, 44 and 45 in the Northumberland uplands, preserves substantial lengths of the original stone curtain wall together with associated ditch works, representing one of the most impressive stretches of the monument as it crosses the dramatic terrain of the central sector. The wall construction here demonstrates characteristic Roman military engineering, with the massive stone superstructure built upon a clay and stone foundation, and the site retains considerable archaeological integrity despite later stone robbing for local building materials. This section of Hadrian's Wall, designated as a scheduled ancient monument and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, constitutes exceptional physical evidence of Roman Britain's most ambitious defensive enterprise of the second century.
Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017535. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East is a section of the Roman frontier fortification built in the second century AD under the emperor Hadrian, extending across northern Britain from the Solway Firth to the River Tyne. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017535.
Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45 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 1017535.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fell End Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road (1.2 km), Sunny Rigg 1 Roman temporary camp (1.5 km), The section of Stanegate Roman road from Fell End Roman temporary camp to the track to Old Shield, and the Roman cemetery adjacent to Carvoran Roman fort (1.6 km).
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