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MILECASTLE 42 – CAWFIELDS CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW767.8
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionMilecastle 42 on a winter morning. It is difficult to photograph a sunrise from the Milecastle because of the high horizon which usually dilutes the colour.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW805C
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionA misty autumn morning at the old quarry pool at the bottom of Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW807D
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionThe old quarry at the bottom of Cawfields Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland early on a summer's morning. The last traces of mist are disappearing.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW807HLAA1
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionThe pool in the old quarry at Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland is one of the few chances for reflections along the Wall. This was a beautiful misty spring morning.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW808C
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionThe quarry at Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland is one of very few places along the Wall where there is water for reflections. The quarry destroyed some of Hadrian's Wall but at the time stone for road building was considered more important! Not so now.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW810.1
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionAn autumn morning with no potential quickly changed into a glorious sunrise at the old quarry pool at the bottom of Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW810.2
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionAn autumn morning with no potential quickly changed into a glorious sunrise at the old quarry pool at the bottom of Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
CAWFIELDS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW810.5
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionAn autumn morning with no potential quickly changed into a glorious sunrise at the old quarry pool at the bottom of Cawfields on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW880B
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionHigh above to the east of Walltown Crags is the small remains of Mucklebank Turret with its spectacular view along the crags on this autumn evening.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW901D
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionA mid-winter morning by the turret at Walltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland - the cloud formation notifies of an imminent change of weather.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW901E
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionA mid-winter morning by the turret at Walltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland - the cloud formation notifies of an imminent change of weather.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW901F
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionA cold early winter evening by the turret at Walltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland - the clouds under lit by the setting sun.£45.00–£475.00
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian’s Wall crosses England at its narrowest east-west point from the North Sea to the Irish Sea. It is a microcosm of England. It contains two great regional cities – Newcastle / Gateshead in the east and Carlisle in the west. The Newcastle-Gateshead quayside is a focus of cultural activities and art with the Sage Gateshead and the Baltic Art Gallery. With its abundance of good pubs, restaurants and magnificent Georgian architecture it is well worth a visit. To the east is the thriving Port of Tyne. Carlisle is a smaller but influential city supporting a rural area. Its centre is attractive and with a fascinating history is a delight to visit. Both cities are on the course of Hadrian’s Wall and are included in the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail.
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The two coastlines are poles apart in character. The River Tyne enters the North Sea at the towns of Tynemouth and South Shields and has much shipping in and out of the Port of Tyne. The immediate coast line is rocky with cliffs and sandy bays. To the west the Solway Firth is a large expanse of marshes and mud flats – it has its own wild beauty and is transformed by the rise and fall of the tides. It is principally an area of small hamlets and villages.
The journey along the course of the Wall from Newcastle and Carlisle is farmland. Leaving Newcastle, Hadrian’s Wall diverges from the rural River Tyne and begins a gentle climb through attractive farmland. To the south the views are of towering skies, hills and eventually the moors of the North Pennines. The first high point is at Milecastle 24 from which there is a steep decline into North Tynedale.
From the River North Tyne at Chollerford Hadrian’s Wall passes the Roman fort of Chesters and rises to Limestone Corner where, to the north, is a panoramic view of the lower section of North Tynedale.
After a level stretch of the Roman Wall, including the Mithraic Temple at Brocolitia, the course of the Wall meets the first of the crags of the Whinsill Fault at Sewingshields. This geological phenomenon creates the north facing crags (cliffs) that define Hadrian’s Wall to many. In this higher section just livestock is farmed typical of the uplands. This terrain continues with its twists, turns and undulations to Walltown Crags where the Wall drops to the lower and flatter landscape of Cumbria.
The Northern Counties of England and the Scottish Borders have a very long history of violence. Much was because of the power struggles of the different kings and their aspirations of greater power, but, there were three hundred years of carnage and mayhem of family against family, bands of Rievers and private armies. This resulted in a plethora of fortified buildings from castles and forts to fortified manor houses and farm houses, bastles and pele towers.
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