The Roman Emperor Hadrian built this impressive barricade to snake its way for 73 miles(117 km) from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Soloway Firth. The wall was a fantastic feat of engineering, constructed of stone in the eastern part and turf to the west, with a sophisticated system of defensive ditches running its length. Not just a wall, the structure incorporated 17 large forts, smaller forts and watch towers and was garrisoned by infantry and cavalry. It remained in use until AD 383.
There are numerous stretches of the wall which offers a fantastic walks, most notably the 84 mile National Trail takes walkers along the riverside route in Tyneside, through farmland in Tynedale and the grazing upland section dominated by the Whin Sill enscarpment. It then gradually descends to the rich pastures of Cumbria and finally the salt marsh of the Solway Estuary.
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INSPIRING WALKS IN THE
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