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Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle is a section of the Roman defensive frontier constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian's reign. This portion of the wall, located in wall mile 78 within Cumberland, represents the northernmost extent of Roman Britain's most ambitious fortification project, built between approximately 122 and 128 AD. The surviving remains at this location preserve evidence of the wall's characteristic stone construction, though like many sections in the Solway Plain, erosion and later disturbance have affected its preservation. This stretch of the frontier served as a strategic barrier and administrative boundary across the width of Britain, linking the Solway Firth to the North Sea and representing one of the most significant archaeological monuments of Roman Britain.
Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016075. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle is a section of the Roman defensive frontier constructed in the second century AD under the Emperor Hadrian's reign. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016075.
Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78 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 1016075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the access road to Glendale caravan park and the track south of Kirkland House in wall miles 77 and 78 (0.4 km), Hadrian's Wall between the dismantled railway and the access road to Glendale caravan park in wall mile 77 (0.7 km), Hadrian's Wall between Apple Garth, Westfield, and the dismantled railway in wall mile 77 (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78'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 north of Kirkland House, Port Carlisle in wall mile 78 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.