🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall at Benwell
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Roman frontier fortification in northern England
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1987, id 430ter-003)
- Built c. 122 CE under Emperor Hadrian to mark the northern boundary of Roman Britain
- Condercum Roman Fort located at Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne; housed the Cohors I Vangionum Equitata auxiliary unit
- Part of a multinational frontier system extending across Britain, Scotland, and Germany
Hadrian's Wall at Wall Mile 6, located at Benwell in Newcastle upon Tyne, represents a key section of ...