Hadrian's Wall, Bardon Mill

Hadrian's wall climbs over Cuddys Crags and in the distance a view of Broomlee Lough and Sewingshields Crags near Bardon Mill in Northumberland.
Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of the 73 mile long wall from Wallsend on the east coast of England to Bowness on Solway on the west coast to mark the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. This incredible feat of engineering with 80 milecastles, about 160 turrets and 17 large forts took 15,000 men from the British legions of York, Chester and South Wales about 6 years to build. In places the wall itself reached a height of 6 metres with a depth of 3 metres.
Over the centuries much of the neatly cut stone was removed from the wall for local building projects.
In 1987 Hadrian's Wall was declared part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’.