🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall vallum, Wall Mile 67, northern England
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987
- Located near Knockupworth Cottage and Boomby Gill, Northumberland
- Built under Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century CE
- Part of a multi-country frontier system spanning Britain and Germany
Hadrian's Wall vallum at Wall Mile 67 is a linear earthwork that runs parallel to the main defensive wall across northern England. This segment, situated between dismantled railway lines north of Knockupworth Cottage and south of Boomby Gill, forms part of the broader Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site. The vallum comprises a central ditch flanked by two mounds, creating a controlled passage behind the primary fortification. It served both defensive and administrative ...