🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall vallum at Wall Mile 69, northern England
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Wall Mile 69 near Kirkandrews Farm, northern England
- Constructed around AD 122 under Emperor Hadrian
- Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Frontiers of the Roman Empire
- Ditch up to 6 metres wide and 3 metres deep, flanked by earth mounds
The vallum at Hadrian's Wall between Mill Beck and Kirkandrews Farm in Wall Mile 69 forms part of the northern frontier defences of Roman Britain. This defensive earthwork ran parallel to and slightly south of the main stone wall, serving both military and administrative functions. The section preserves traces of the distinctive Roman engineering approach to border control and surveillance across the rural terrain of northern England ...