Hadrian's Wall
Ancient British fortification
Hadrian's Wall is a Roman fortification stretching across northern England, built around 122 CE under Emperor Hadrian to mark the empire's northern frontier.
The stone barrier ran roughly 73 miles from coast to coast.
Today the ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and tourist attraction: We walked along Hadrian's Wall last summer.
Fortified defensive wall
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- gatewayPoint of access
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
parapet · stronghold · defensive · barracks · granary · headquarters · bathhouse · stone
Outer edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
perimeter · barrier · separation · line · Picts · barbarians · tribes · Celtic
Male ruler of empire
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- centurionRoman army officer
- BritanniaPersonified island nation
- garrisonStationed military force
cohort · Augustus · Caesar · Pax Romana · Latin · gladius · auxiliary · tribune
Act of unearthing
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
remnants · ruins · conservation · inscription · pottery · coins · altars · tablets
Cultural arm of UN
- World HeritageUNESCO-protected significant sites
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
sightseeing · guidebook · landmarks · trail · hiking · walking · photography · interpretation
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
battlements · parapet · stronghold · defensive · barracks · granary · headquarters · bathhouse · stone · mortar
border
Outer edge or limit
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- limitMaximum allowed extent
edge · perimeter · barrier · separation · line · Picts · barbarians · tribes · Celtic · north
emperor
Male ruler of empire
garrison · cohort · Augustus · Caesar · Pax Romana · Latin · gladius · auxiliary · tribune · legate
excavation
Act of unearthing
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
preservation · remnants · ruins · conservation · inscription · pottery · coins · altars · tablets · discovery
UNESCO
Cultural arm of UN
- World HeritageUNESCO-protected significant sites
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- tourismLeisure travel sector
visitors · sightseeing · guidebook · landmarks · trail · hiking · walking · photography · interpretation · signage
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- British historyWilliam the Conqueror, Victorian era, Elizabethan era, English Civil War, Tudor era
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
- British LandmarksTower of London, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Edinburgh Castle, Buckingham Palace
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
Hadrian's Wallgateway
Point of access
bridge · welcome center · port of entry · trade route · Silk Road
Hadrian's WallRoman roads
Ancient empire's highway network
Londinium · Colosseum · Roman baths · Bath · aqueducts