Limes Britannicus, Hadrian's Wall

#2 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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The frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain is sometimes styled Limes Britannicus by authors for the boundaries, including fortifications and defensive ramparts, that were built to protect Roman Britain. These defences existed from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD and ran through the territory of present-day England, Scotland and Wales. ()

Coordinates: 54°59'29"N, 2°21'39"W

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Limes Britannicus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crag Lough, Vindolanda, Sycamore Gap Tree, Milecastle 39.

1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crag Lough, Hadrian's Wall
27 min walk • Crag Lough is an inland lake at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, 2.5 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 0.5 miles north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England.
~170 ftSW
History museum, Historical place, Museum
Vindolanda, Northumberland National Park
1 min walk • Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, which it originally pre-dated. Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD.
1 miNW
Area
Sycamore Gap Tree, Hadrian's Wall
26 min walk • The Sycamore Gap Tree or Robin Hood Tree is a sycamore tree standing next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. It is located in a dramatic dip in the landscape and is a popular photographic subject, described as one of the most photographed trees in the country.
1 miNW
Area
Milecastle 39, Hadrian's Wall
27 min walk • Milecastle 39 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
1 miNW
55°0'13"N • 2°22'26"W
Robin Hood Tree, Hadrian's Wall
26 min walk • Tree
1.1 miN
Area
Milecastle 38, Hadrian's Wall
29 min walk • Milecastle 38 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm. It is notable for the joint inscription bearing the names of the emperor Hadrian and Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Brittania at the time the Wall was built.