Hadrian's Wall
the river Irthing the wall was made from brick shaped stone and measured 10 Roman feet
(9.7 ft or 3 m) wide and 5 to 6 metres (1620 ft) tall; west of the river the wall was made from
turf and measured 6 metres (20 ft) wide and 3.5 metres (11.5 ft) high. This doesent include the
wall's ditches, berms, and forts. The central section measured 8 Roman feet wide (7.8 ft or
2.4 m) on a 10 foot base.
Route
Hadrian's Wall extendedtfrom the west from Wallsend on the River Tyne to the shore of the
Solway Firth. The A69 and B6318 roads follow the course of the wall as it starts in Newcastle
upon Tyne to Carlisle, then on round the northern coast of Cumbria. The Wall is entirely in
England and south of the border with Scotland by 15 kilometres (9 mi) in the west and
110 kilometres (68 mi) in the east.
Hadrian
Hadrian's Wall was built following a visit by Roman emperor Hadrian (AD 76138) in
AD 122
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