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Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, located at Scotswood in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club near Newcastle upon Tyne, is a designated section of the Roman frontier barrier constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. This segment preserves elements of the wall's stone construction, which originally extended approximately 73 miles across northern England from the Solway Firth to the Tyne estuary. The wall at this location forms part of the broader archaeological and defensive infrastructure of the Tyne-Solway frontier, built to mark and control the empire's north-western boundary. The surviving masonry at Scotswood represents the substantial engineering achievement of Roman military construction and remains significant for understanding the wall's structural design and the occupation patterns of the Hadrianic period.
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003501. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, located at Scotswood in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club near Newcastle upon Tyne, is a designated section 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 1003501.
Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 7, Scotswood section of Hadrian's Wall in the grounds of Benwell Hill Cricket Club 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 1003501.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill (3.9 km), Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham (4.3 km), Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village (5.2 km).
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