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Wall Mile 43
Hadrian's Wall - Wall Mile 43
Hadrian's Wall stretches from the east to west coast of England and was an important frontier of the Roman Empire. Building of the wall began in AD 122 and took six years to complete it’s 84 mile (80 Roman mile) length. Soldiers were garrisoned along the line of the wall in large forts, smaller milecastles, and intervening turrets. The Vallum, a large ditch with mounds on either side, ran along the south side of the wall, protecting the rear of the frontier. Hadrian's Wall was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Wall Mile 43:
- Aesica (Great Chesters) - fort guarding Caw Gap. Significant remains.
- Milecastle 43 - no visible remains (replaced by Aesica fort, built in 128AD)
- Turret 43A (Cockmount Hill) - no visible remains
- Turret 43B (Allolee East) - no visible remains
Scheduled Ancient Monument (#1017535): Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45. Survives mostly as a low stony rubble and turf covered mound throughout this section averaging 5m wide and 1m high, except for a few stretches of exposed upstanding masonry.
Scheduled Ancient Monument (#1155916): milecastles 43, 44, 45 and 46; turrets 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A and 45B. This secion of Hadrian's Wall runs west from Cawfields to Holmhead. Several stretches of c.1.5-metre high wall masonry survive.
Scheduled Ancient Monument (#1010978) section of vallum between Cockmount Hill in the east and the west side of Walltown Wood in the west. For most of its length the vallum survives as an upstanding earthwork. However, south of Allolee where its remains are not generally visible above ground, traces have recently been identified.
