🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall, Wall Mile 2, Walker section — UNESCO World Heritage Site
📌 Fast Facts
- Built under Emperor Hadrian around 122 CE as the northern boundary of Roman Britain
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Frontiers of the Roman Empire" (inscribed 1987)
- Wall Mile 2 section located beneath the forecourt of the Fosse public house in Walker, Newcastle
- Originally approximately 3 meters high and 2.5 meters thick with stone construction
Hadrian's Wall is a Roman defensive fortification that stretched across northern England, spanning approximately 80 Roman miles from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea in the east. The Wall Mile 2 section at Walker, now partially preserved beneath the Fosse public house forecourt, represents a fragment of this extensive frontier system. Built under the direct orders of Emperor Hadrian, the wall marked the northernmost boundary of Roman Britain and served as both a military barrier ...