We continued to head south on Friday, down the East side of England and were looking forward to seeing some of Hadrian's Wall.
Hadrian's Wall was a Roman frontier built in the years AD 122-130 by the order of the Roman Empire Hadrian. It was 73 miles long and ran from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Solway. (From East coast to West coast across the thinnest part of Britain, just south of the Scotland Border). A significant portion of the wall still exists and in the book some parts look huge - it was originally 3 meters wide. But we soon found out that there is not much left on the East side and that the best viewing spots are in Carlisle (on the West side, which we passed on our way up, but didn't have the time to stop). It didn't stop us though.... we were going to see a part of Hadrian's Wall no matter what.... and we did......
Yep... a pile of rocks covered in blackberries! But it was still pretty cool knowing that this pile of rocks was put here by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago to protect their land and show power.
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The wall is really speccy when you find the big bits. We walked on it and, yes, shortly after saw the sign; "Do not climb on the wall."
Bamburgh Castle looks huge!
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