Wall Mile 67

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 67 was originally a turf wall, later replaced by stone. From Milecastle 49 to the western end of Hadrian's Wall on the Solway Firth, the wall was originally constructed from turf, possibly due to the absence of limestone. Subsequently, the turf wall was demolished and replaced with a stone wall.

Wall Mile 67:

• Milecastle 67 (Stainton) - exact location uncertain; it probably lay at the south end of Wavery Railway Viaduct.
• Turret 67A - exact location unknown
• Turret 67B - exact location unknown

Hadrian's Wall survives as a burried feature in Wall Mile 67. Milecastle 67 probably lay at the south end of Waverley Railway Viaduct, where Roman coins were found in 1861 while making the railway cutting. Hadrian's Wall Path and cycleway run alongside the south banks of the River Eden and pass by the viaduct.

Scheduled Monument (#1018309): Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68

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Scheduled Monument (#1014692): Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67

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