🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall between Cam Beck and Newtown Farm, wall miles 56–57
📋 Fast Facts
- Constructed beginning AD 122 under Emperor Hadrian
- Marked the northern boundary of Roman Britain
- Stone and turf construction, approximately 3 metres thick in stone sections
- Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site, inscribed 1987
This section of Hadrian's Wall, located between Cam Beck and Newtown Farm in wall miles 56 and 57, represents a surviving segment of the Roman Empire's most extensive frontier system. Built beginning in AD 122, the wall marked the northernmost boundary of Roman Britain and served as both a defensive barrier and a statement of imperial authority. The stretch demonstrates the Roman approach to frontier management through integrated military infrastructure combining physical barriers with ...