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Hadrian's Wall, Sycamore Gap
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Hadrian's Wall, Sycamore Gap

Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall is a section of the wall between two crests just east of Milecastle 39. It is locally known as the "Robin Hood Tree" for its use in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
Hadrian's Wall at Cuddy’s Crags
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Hadrian's Wall at Cuddy’s Crags

A view of Hadrian's Wall at Cuddy's Crags, looking east along the wall, half a mile west of Housesteads Roman Fort.
Hadrian's Wall at Thorny Doors
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Hadrian's Wall at Thorny Doors

A stretch of Hadrian's Wall known as Thorny Doors, east of Milecastle 42 (Cawfields). At Thorny Doors stands one of the highest sections of surviving original wall.
Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)
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Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)

The Cawfields Milecastle (42) was one of the 81 milecastles along the length of Hadrian's Wall. These guardposts (or fortlets) were built at intervals of one Roman mile to control movement across the Wall. This milecastle at Cawfields clings...
Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39
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Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39

The remains of Milecastle 39 on Hadrian's Wall near Steel Rigg. Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the...
Antonine Wall
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Antonine Wall

On the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire, the Antonine wall was built c. 140 CE on the orders of Antoninus Pius. The wall stretched from the Firth of Forth to the Clyde estuary.
Building Inscription from Milecastle 38, Hadrian's Wall
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Building Inscription from Milecastle 38, Hadrian's Wall

A building inscription from Milecastle 38 which gives evidence for the building of Hadrian's Wall in Britain that bears his name. The text also mentions Aulus Platorius Nepos, who arrived with the emperor in the province of Britannia in 122...
Hadrian's Wall Milecastle 37
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Hadrian's Wall Milecastle 37

The North gate arch of Milecastle 37 on Hadrian's Wall near Housesteads Fort.
Building Stone from Hadrian's Wall
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Building Stone from Hadrian's Wall

The inscription "LEG II AVG" is marked both on and below a military standard flanked by a goat and a Pegasus. It records the completion of building work by the 2nd legion Augusta. The Pegasus and Capricorn were the emblems of that legion...
Hadrian's Wall Path
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Hadrian's Wall Path

Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail is an unbroken 84-mile (135 km) signposted footpath stretching coast-to-coast and crossing England from Wallsend in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west.
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