🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall and vallum in wall mile 9, Blucher to Dene House
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987 as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire
- Located in wall mile 9 between Blucher and Dene House in northern England
- Built during Emperor Hadrian's reign in the 2nd century CE as a military frontier and customs boundary
- Includes the wall, vallum (ditch and mound system), turrets, and a milecastle functioning as a gateway structure
This section of Hadrian's Wall lies within wall mile 9, stretching between Blucher and Dene House in northern England. It forms part of the wider Frontiers of the Roman Empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site representing the extensive boundary systems of the Roman Empire at its height. The area preserves a compact but telling slice of the Roman frontier system, showing how fortification, transport, and control mechanisms worked together across Britain's northern boundary during the second century ...