Hadrian's Wall

noun

1. a wall of defense for the Roman province of Britain, constructed by Hadrian between Solway Firth and the mouth of the Tyne.

Hadrian's Wall

noun

1. a fortified Roman wall, of which substantial parts remain, extending across N England from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the River Tyne in the east. It was built in 120–123 _ad on the orders of the emperor Hadrian as a defence against the N British tribes

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Along Hadrian’s Wall, we meet Marcus Donatianus, believed to be a North African soldier in the Roman army who led an outfit of Syrian troops that defended the wall against incursions by Caledonian Celts during the second or third century.

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The exact age of the tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland has been a matter of debate, with the date of its planting put in the late 1800s.

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The Northumberland town of Haltwhistle is a popular stopping-off point for the thousands of visitors going to Hadrian's Wall and Sycamore Gap each year.

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From Hadrian's Wall campsite which overlooks Haltwhistle, owner Steve Miller also describes his "vivid" memory of the moment he heard news of the felling.

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The judge said the tree was a landmark of Northumberland and "symbol of the untamed beauty" of the landscape around Hadrian's Wall.

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