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TURRET – WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW9120.1
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionThe strong spring early morning sun begins to penetrate the overnight low lying fog at the turret on Walltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
TURRET – WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW9120.3
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionFrom the turret early on a breezy spring morning low cloud is seen blowing across Hadrian's Wall at Walltown Crags in Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
TURRET – WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW913.3
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionLooking east from the turret on Walltown Crags at sunrise on a cold late autumn morning. Cawfields Crags and Whinshield Crags can be seen in the distance.£45.00–£475.00 -
TURRET – WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW927.2
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionA late winter dawn near the Turret on Hadrian's Wall at Walltown Crags in Northumberland. Sheep and Cattle farming predominates in this part of Northumberland.£45.00–£475.00 -
TURRET – WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW931.6
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionA very frosty late autumn morning on Hadrian's Wall at Walltown Crags in Northumberland as the sun rises above the horizon. Whinshield Crags can be seen in the distance.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW941C3
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionOn the slope below the turret on Walltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland there are a small number of trees. The sheep snoozing in the snow makes a delightful pastoral scene.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW942C
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionWalltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland on a bright winter morning. Much of Hadrian's Wall is upland farms and sheep are found in abundance.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW942D
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionWalltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland on a bright winter morning. Much of Hadrian's Wall is upland farms and sheep are found in abundance.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW944.1
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionLooking west from the turret on Hadrian's Wall on Walltown Crags in Northumberland on a cold late autumn evening. A blustery shower was imminent.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW944.6P
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionLooking west from the turret on Hadrian's Wall on Walltown Crags in Northumberland on a beautiful, bright, frosty, late autumn morning.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW944.7
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionLooking west from the turret on Hadrian's Wall on Walltown Crags in Northumberland on a beautiful, bright, frosty, late autumn morning.£45.00–£475.00 -
WALLTOWN CRAGS – HADRIAN’S WALL – HW944.71
Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall - Middle SectionSunset at Walltown Crags on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland on a wild, late autumn evening. The strong wind bringing a succession of blustery showers from the north west.£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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