🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall and vallum, Wall Mile 11, Throckley to Heddon-on-the-Wall
📋 Fast Facts
- Constructed under Emperor Hadrian around AD 122
- Marks the northern frontier of Roman Britain and the empire's boundary
- Wall Mile 11 spans Throckley to East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall
- Features stone wall, vallum (earthwork), turrets, and milecastles
This section of Hadrian's Wall represents one of the most significant surviving monuments of Roman frontier engineering in Britain. Stretching across northern England, the wall and its associated vallum form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that demonstrates the extent and sophistication of Roman military strategy. Wall Mile 11, from Throckley to Heddon-on-the-Wall, preserves evidence of both the wall's construction and the systematic boundary control systems the Romans established across ...