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Hadrian's Wall vallum is a defensive earthwork forming part of the Roman frontier system constructed across northern Britain during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. This particular section, located in wall miles 71 and 72 near Burgh-by-Sands in Cumberland, comprises a substantial ditch with flanking mounds that ran parallel to the main wall line, serving to control movement and define the military zone behind the fortification. The vallum at this location retains evidence of its characteristic profile, with the ditch positioned between outer and inner banks, and represents an important survival of Roman engineering across the Solway Plain. As a scheduled monument, this section contributes significantly to understanding the organisation and defensive strategy of Hadrian's Wall during the Roman occupation of Britain.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018458. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall vallum is a defensive earthwork forming part of the Roman frontier system constructed across northern Britain during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018458.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72 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 1018458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse (1.6 km), Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp (4.1 km), Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill and the field boundary south east of Mill Beck in wall mile 68 (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72'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 vallum between east side of road at Burgh Head, and boundary south of Ash Tree Square, Burgh-by-Sands in wall miles 71 and 72 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.