🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Portgate Cottage and milecastle 24, Northumberland
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Northumberland, north-east of Corbridge, between Portgate Cottage track and milecastle 24
- Part of Hadrian's Wall, built under Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE
- Includes stone curtain wall, vallum earthwork, milecastle 24, and associated turrets
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, representing Roman frontier defence systems
This section of Hadrian's Wall preserves a working Roman frontier landscape in Northumberland, where the stone curtain wall, its accompanying vallum earthwork, and military infrastructure remain clearly visible. The stretch between the track to Portgate Cottage and the field boundary east of milecastle 24 captures the integrated defensive system that Rome deployed along its northern British border, combining physical barriers with controlled movement zones and surveillance points ...