Planetrees - Hadrian's Wall Section

Planetrees - Hadrian's Wall Section
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(2nd c. AD) Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres (820 ft) to the west [1]. The surviving section is 35 metres (115 ft) in length [1]. The eastern part (approximately 20 metres/66 ft) is built as Broad Wall, 10 Roman Feet wide, while the western section (approximately 15 metres/49 ft) uses Narrow Wall construction at 8 Roman Feet wide, yet still on foundations originally installed for a Broad Wall.

TypeWall
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates55.0212° N, 2.1124° W

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