Hadrians Wall Planetrees
Hadrian's Wall marked the North West frontier of the mighty Roman Empire. The Emperor Hadrian visited Britain in 122 AD and ordered the construction of the 74 mile long Wall from Bowness on Solway to Wallsend to separate Romans from Barbarians. The Wall began as a turf structure in the west and continued as a stone wall to the east. To the north of the Wall was a substantial ditch and a major bank known as the Vallum was constructed south of the Wall. A small garrisoned fortified gate known as a Milecastle was built at roughly one Mile spacings along the line of the Wall with two towers called Turrets between each of the Milecastles. 15 Large garrisoned Forts were positioned at intervals along the Wall. The Wall was a major feat of engineering constructed over a period of 10 years by military personnel from all three of the Legions based in Britain. Apart from a period of around 20 years from 142 the Wall was occupied and garrisoned from 130 until 410 AD. In addition to the military occupying the Wall civilian settlements developed south of the Wall near the main forts.
Hadrians Wall Planetrees
Hadrian's Wall marked the North West frontier of the mighty Roman Empire. The Emperor Hadrian visited Britain in 122 AD and ordered the construction of the 74 mile long Wall from Bowness on Solway to Wallsend to separate Romans from Barbarians. The Wall began as a turf structure in the west and continued as a stone wall to the east. To the north of the Wall was a substantial ditch and a major bank known as the Vallum was constructed south of the Wall. A small garrisoned fortified gate known as a Milecastle was built at roughly one Mile spacings along the line of the Wall with two towers called Turrets between each of the Milecastles. 15 Large garrisoned Forts were positioned at intervals along the Wall. The Wall was a major feat of engineering constructed over a period of 10 years by military personnel from all three of the Legions based in Britain. Apart from a period of around 20 years from 142 the Wall was occupied and garrisoned from 130 until 410 AD. In addition to the military occupying the Wall civilian settlements developed south of the Wall near the main forts.