🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall and vallum at Halton Shields, Wall Miles 18–19
📌 Fast Facts
- Built during Emperor Hadrian's reign, early 2nd century CE
- Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Located in northern England between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields
- Includes both stone wall and parallel vallum earthwork system
Hadrian's Wall is a Roman frontier fortification built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century CE. The section between the B6321 and Sunnybrae at Halton Shields, covering Wall Miles 18 and 19, forms part of the wider Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage site. This area preserves both the wall itself and the vallum, a large earthwork running parallel to the wall, which served as a secondary defensive line and boundary ...