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The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57 is a linear defensive earthwork forming part of Hadrian's Wall system in Cumberland. This section of the vallum, the substantial ditch and bank feature that runs parallel to the Wall itself, dates to the second century AD during the Roman occupation of Britain. The earthwork survives as an upstanding bank and ditch configuration typical of the Wall's supporting defensive infrastructure, which controlled movement and access to the military frontier. This particular stretch represents the continuation of the vallum system across the Northumberland and Cumberland landscape, fundamental to the organisation and control of the frontier zone during the Roman period.
The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010987. View the official record →
The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57 is a linear defensive earthwork forming part of Hadrian's Wall system in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010987.
The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57 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 1010987.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church (2.2 km), Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church (2.3 km), Watchclose Roman temporary camp (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57'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.
The vallum between the field boundary south east of Heads Wood and the A6071 road in wall mile 57 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.