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Hadrian's Wall vallum is a earthwork monument forming part of the extensive defensive system constructed across northern Britain during the Roman occupation. This section of the vallum, situated in wall miles 70 and 71 between the dismantled railways near Kirkandrews Farm and Burgh by Sands in Cumberland, dates to the second century AD, constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. The vallum consists of a substantial ditch with flanking mounds running parallel to the wall itself, designed to define and protect the rear boundary of the military zone. This particular stretch of the monument survives as an earthwork and represents the characteristic Roman engineering of the period, demonstrating the scale of Roman defensive infrastructure in the borderlands of the province of Britannia.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014697. View the official record →
Hadrian's Wall vallum is a earthwork monument forming part of the extensive defensive system constructed across northern Britain during the Roman occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014697.
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway west of Kirkandrews Farm and the dismantled railway south east of Burgh by Sands in wall miles 70 and 71 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 1014697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse (1.4 km), Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp (2.9 km), Nowtler Hill 1 Roman temporary camp (3 km).
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