🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall Vallum, Wall Miles 70–71, Cumbria
📋 Fast Facts
- Constructed c. 122 CE under Emperor Hadrian
- Vallum ditch measures approximately 6 metres wide and 2 metres deep
- Located in Cumbria, England; Wall Miles 70–71
- Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1987)
The Hadrian's Wall Vallum is a surviving section of the northernmost frontier system of the Roman Empire in Britain. This stretch, located between dismantled railways west of Kirkandrews Farm and southeast of Burgh by Sands in Cumbria, comprises a broad ditch flanked by parallel mounds—the northern and southern berms. Constructed around 122 CE during Emperor Hadrian's visit to Britain, the Vallum served as a controlled military boundary and administrative zone running parallel to the stone and ...