Hadrian’s Wall vallum between Mill Beck and the field boundary east of Kirkandrews Farm in wall mile 69

Grid Tile: NY35NE

Scheduled Monument List Entry Ref: 1014695

OS Map (1800s)

GE Satellite Map

A Total of three Dykes (Copper Snout is on the left) scattered in the Landscape

LidAR Map

Dyke: NY 35691 57471

Length (m): 570

Orientation: NE – SW

Class Designation*:

Overall Width (m): 36

Ditch Width (m): 10

Bank Width (m): 13 (x2)

Connectivity**: R

Ditch Shape: ?

Volume (cu.m): 7,410 (@ 1.3 depth)

Man hours to complete: 24,700

Estimated Construction Date: ?

Scheduled Monument Report:

The monument includes the section of Hadrian’s Wall vallum between Mill Beck in the east and the field boundary east of Kirkandrews Farm in the west. The vallum survives as a slight intermittent earthwork, the line of the ditch being visible as a depression, 0.3m-0.4m deep and averaging 20m across. Elsewhere the ditch survives as a buried feature. All road surfaces and field boundaries are excluded from the scheduling, but the ground beneath them is included.

Comments:

Analysis shows that the vallum consisted of two (13m) banks and a 10m Ditch linked to two water sources.

References:

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/ 1008275

http://prehistoric-britain.co.uk/gigantic-prehistoric-canals-dykes-wansdyke