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
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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