🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall section between Poltross Burn and the River Irthing (wall mile 48), northern England
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987
- Built beginning AD 122 under Emperor Hadrian
- Stone wall up to 3 meters wide; surviving sections reach 5 meters in height
- Includes wall, vallum (ditch and mound system), milecastles, turrets, and associated forts
This section of Hadrian's Wall represents a preserved segment of the Roman Empire's northern British frontier. Located between ...