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Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West is a section of the Roman frontier barrier built in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian. This stretch of wall, located in wall mile 45 near Greenhead in Northumberland, represents one of the most substantially preserved portions of the entire structure, with the stone foundation and lower courses of the curtain wall surviving to considerable height. The section demonstrates the characteristic construction technique of the Hadrianic period, with local stone quarried and worked into a coursed rubble wall originally standing approximately two metres in height. Its location on the high ground of the Whin Sill presents the wall's engineering response to the topography of the frontier zone between Roman Britain and the unconquered lands to the north.
Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010977. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West is a section of the Roman frontier barrier built in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010977.
Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 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 1010977.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 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 (0.7 km), Blenkinsopp Castle (uninhabited parts) (2 km), Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp (2.8 km).
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