The Roman Wall at dawn looking towards the rising sun in the East near Housesteads Roman fort in Northumberland

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Hadrian's Wall or The Roman Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain which begun in AD 122, during the rule of Emperor Hadrian. The wall was the most heavily fortified border in the Empire. A significant portion of the wall still exists, having been rescued in the 19th century by John Clayton, who, alarmed at the destruction by quarrying, bought a number of sections. For much of its length, the wall can be followed on foot by Hadrian's Wall Path or by cycle on National Cycle Route 72. Hadrian's Wall extended west from Segedunum at Wallsend on the River Tyne, via Carlisle and Kirkandrews-on-Eden, to the shore of the Solway Firth

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Size: 7264px × 5440px
Location: This piece of the wall is close to Housesteads on the B6318, The old military road in Northumberland
Photo credit: © Steven Thompson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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