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  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brampton
  • geo:54.962029,-2.770757

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  • building
  • Visible

Identifiers

Hadrian’s Wall, Vallum or Fosse - Segment XII - XIV

data access 27477

Hadrian’s Wall, Vallum or Fosse

Segment XII - XIV
                
Banna to Camboglanna
Birdoswald to Newton
Mile Castles: 46 - 58

Built: after 128, dating uncertain


What is commonly called the “Vallum” was a wide ditch flanked by earthen ramparts that ran behind Hadrians wall.  Its purpose remains uncertain as it is unique to Roman border fortifications.  Possibly it was to define the military zone of the wall and to force trade and transport to follow marked roads to gates in the wall.  In many places, it is more visible than the wall itself.

See:  http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.com/2010/11/40-reverse-engineering-vallum.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallum_(Hadrian%27s_Wall)

Relevant museums

Nearby sites

  • Turret 57A (Beck)
    A turret situated on Hadrian's Wall.
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Newtown
  • Milecastle 57 (Cambeckhill)
    A milecastle situated on Hadrian's Wall.
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brampton
  • Castlesteads Vicus
    Castlesteads Vicus
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brampton
  • CAMBOGLANA
    CAMBOGLANA Castlesteads
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brampton

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Creators: Entry created by Randal Gilbert (2016-06-06) , last updated by Voorburg, R.J.J. (2018-07-04), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/27477
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Suggested citation: Gilbert, R. and Voorburg, R.J.J., Hadrian’s Wall, Vallum or Fosse - Segment XII - XIV. https://vici.org/vici/27477, accessed 2026-11-01.