🏛️ Wall of Hadrian

United Kingdom · Europe · Cultural · 55.00°N, 2.50°W

Hadrian's Wall is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. Running from Wallsend on the River Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west of what is now northern England, it was a stone wall with large ditches in front and behind, stretching across the whole width of the island. Soldiers were garrisoned along the line of the wall in large forts, smaller milecastles, and intervening turrets. In addition to the wall's defensive military role, its gates may have been customs posts.

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Quick facts

Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	55.00°N, 2.50°W · view on map

Wall of Hadrian is a cultural World Heritage site in United Kingdom, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Wall of Hadrian was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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