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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire

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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hadrian's Wall section at wall miles 67–68, near Davidson's Banks, Cumbria


🕐 4 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 13:01

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Built under Emperor Hadrian, circa 122 CE, as a controlled frontier of Roman Britain
  • Wall miles 67–68 lie in western Cumbria near the River Eden, originally turf-built then later reinforced in stone
  • Includes curtain wall, defensive ditch, military road, milecastles, turrets, and vallum earthwork
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987; part of the wider Frontiers of the Roman Empire inscription

This section of Hadrian's Wall occupies open farmland in the western frontier zone between Davidson's Banks and the ...

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