Steel Rigg, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland. The rolling landscape of Northumberland, and the dolerite crags of the Great Whin Sill

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Steel Rigg, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland. The rolling landscape of Northumberland, particularly the dolerite crags of the Great Whin Sill, were used to good effect by the Romans in siting the defensive wall that helped to keep out the warlike peoples of the north.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Steel Rigg, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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