Detail of stonework on Hadrian's Wall
This is a section of partly reconstructed wall west of Housesteads and at this point is about five feet high. The original wall was probably about 12 to 16 feet high and may have been topped by a wooden platform. Construction of the wall began following or during a visit to the area by Hadrian in AD 122 and was largely completed within three to six years. Construction started in the east and proceeded west with soldiers from the occupying Roman forces participating in the work. The wall largely followed a line of high ground parallel to the existing Stanegate road from Luguvalium (Carlisle) to Coria (Corbridge), upon which were situated a series of forts, including forts were established every seven miles along the line of the wall itself. Housesteads is the most dramatically located of these forts.
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Location: Hadrian's , England
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