🛡️ Hadrian's Wall: Wall Miles 51–52 (Banks)
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Roman frontier fortification in northern England
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Northern England, between Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage, near the road to Lanercost
- Built: Early 2nd century CE under Emperor Hadrian
- UNESCO Status: Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site (inscribed 1987)
- Key Features: Stone curtain wall, vallum (ditch and flanking mounds), archaeological earthworks visible across farmland
This section of Hadrian's Wall occupies wall miles 51 and 52 in the transition zone between Coombe Crag ...