Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field

England
List entry 1003510
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003510
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.24 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 28909 65559
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section is a surviving stretch of the Roman frontier barrier constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. This section, measuring approximately 171 metres in length and situated across Millers Dene playing field near Wallsend in Northumberland, represents part of the consolidated stone wall that was built following initial turf-wall construction. The Walker section retains evidence of the wall's characteristic Roman engineering and forms part of the continuous monument that extends across northern Britain as a defensive and administrative boundary of the Roman Empire. As a scheduled ancient monument and component of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, this stretch remains significant to understanding the construction phases and preservation of the frontier system.

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003510. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field?

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section is a surviving stretch of the Roman frontier barrier constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003510.

Who is responsible for protecting Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field?

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field 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 1003510.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newcastle Swing Bridge (4.1 km), Old Tyne Bridge (land arches) (4.1 km), Wardley moated site (4.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field

Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Walker section of Hadrian's Wall 171m long across Millers Dene playing field

Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~7.8 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~14.5 miles