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Hadrian's Wall (ruins) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 26 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.4333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient Roman barrier on the northwestern frontier of the province of Britain, extending 73.5 miles from Wallsend to Bowness-on Solway; completed in 136 CE, built by governor Aulus Platorius Nepos to divide and protect N frontier of province of Britain; damaged several times and restored in 367 by Theodosius; consisted of a continuous curtain of wall with small forts, towers, and ditches. Designated as a World Heritage Site, as part of the transnational property "Frontiers of the Roman Empire," by UNESCO. |
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| Hadrian's Wall (preferred,C,V,LC,O)
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| Vallum (H,V)
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............ | Roman name referring to the wall; today the name generally refers to the rear ditch of the wall |
| Wall of Hadrian (C,V)
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| ruins (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| wall (H) |
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| fortification (H) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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as part of the transnational "Frontiers of the Roman Empire" |
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Related geographic places: |
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| is location of .... |
Milecastle 16 .......... (ancient site) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Northumberland) [8713003] |
| is location of .... |
Milecastle 19 .......... (ancient site) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Northumberland) [8713001] |
| is location of .... |
Milecastle 5 .......... (ancient site) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne unitary authority, Newcastle upon Tyne) [8713171] |
| is location of .... |
Milestone 62 .......... (ancient site) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Cumbria) [8713170] |
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