Hadrian's Wall between Walltown Quarry East and Walltown Quarry West in wall mile 45 - List Entry

  • Description

    ....The monument includes the section of Hadrian's Wall and its associated features between the two quarries at Walltown in wall mile 45. All the upstanding remains of Hadrian's Wall and the turrets in this scheduling are Listed Grade I. Hadrian's Wall follows the crest of Walltown Crags in this section with commanding views in all directions. It survives well as an upstanding feature, a 410m section being consolidated and in the care of the Secretary of State. It stands to a maximum height of 2.2m. A number of inscribed stones, indicating which section of the Roman army built this stretch, were found fallen from the south face of the Wall during conservation work in 1960.....
  • Owner

    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1010977
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 hours, 46 minutes ago
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