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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire

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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall segment at Banks, wall miles 52–54, northern England


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 05:25

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 1987
  • Built under Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE as Rome's northern British boundary
  • This segment (wall miles 52–54) lies east of Banks, near Lanercost and Garthside
  • Comprises stone wall, ditch, vallum earthwork, milecastles, and turrets in open Irthing valley terrain

Hadrian's Wall between Banks Green Cottage and the road to Garthside represents a carefully engineered stretch of Rome's ...

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