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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire

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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall between Port Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway in wall miles 78 & 79


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 11:41

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  • Built under Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century CE across northern England
  • This section spans wall miles 78 and 79 near the Solway Firth estuary
  • Includes milecastles, turrets, forts, and defensive ditches aligned with natural features
  • Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 as part of Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification built by the Romans across northern England to mark the northern limit ...

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