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Hadrian's Wall vallum is a auxiliary earthwork running parallel to the Roman frontier wall constructed during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD. The vallum, a substantial ditch with flanking banks, served a military administrative function, demarcating the southern boundary of the military zone and controlling movement between the defended northern frontier and the civilian landscape to the south. In the section between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67, the earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature demonstrating the engineering effort invested in the Wall's construction and maintenance. This section of Cumberland preserves evidence of Roman military organization across the challenging terrain of the Pennine uplands.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014692. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall vallum is a auxiliary earthwork running parallel to the Roman frontier wall constructed 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 1014692.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67 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 1014692.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 66, Stanwix Bank to Stainton (2 km), Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium (2.6 km), Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67'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 the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.