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