Hadrian`s wall? was it in England or Scotland?

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uknative

Although today Hadrian's Wall is well south of the political border between the countries (90% of the English county of Northumberland is north of the wall), many of the border changes took place during the Middle Ages, so at the time of its building it was the actual dividing line - Scotland started at the wall! It's believed that the Roman Emperor Hadrian (AD122) gave the order for the building of the wall as a frontier, to demarcate the Roman South from the barbarian North, thereby marking the northern frontier of Rome. By around 400AD, however, the Roman Empire was in decline, their army left Britain and the wall was abandoned. Apparently, with the passing of time the local population started dismantling the wall in order to use the stone to build their own houses.

r doug w

It's in England, from Cumbria to Wallsend, (parts of it is still standing, and is a tourist attraction)

bennachie1

Hadrian's Wall (Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall") is a stone and turf fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the third of four such fortifications built across Great Britain, the first being from the River Clyde to the River Forth under Agricola and the last the Antonine Wall. All were built to prevent military raids on Roman Britain by the Pictish tribes (ancient inhabitants of Scotland) to the north, to improve economic stability and provide peaceful conditions in Britain, and to mark physically the frontier of the Empire. Hadrian's Wall is the best known of the three because its physical presence remains most evident today.

The wall marked the northern limes in Britain and also the most heavily fortified border in the Empire. In addition to its use as a military fortification, it is thought that the gates through the wall would also have served as customs posts to allow trade taxation.

Hibee

The English were still living in Germany when it was built. Britain was inhabited by various Celtic tribes and by Picts..

Lollipop

It's in Cumbria, Northern England

fiona

Wholly in England.

Since it was built to protect Scotland from the warring barbarians in the south, it has always amazed me why we in Scotland allowed it to be demolished.

sindy

its in cumbria england it was built to keep the scots out

Mogsy

England- Cumbria

Angel

It's to keep the Jocks out

Fred3663

There was no England or Scotland when it was built, just Britain.
It was built by the Romans

Dizzybyname

Its to keep the ***** out

zarabell39

ENGLAND!! Built to keep out the celts and knocked down after the decline of the Roman Empire.

The wishmaster

Boderline between the two.

Albinoballs

Between the two

zoomer2001uk

it was supposed to be on the border but due to opinions on the actual border it was built on both england and scotland in certain places
was originally built as a fortification to help protect the northern farms of england from the scots
it had sections removed when englands rule over scotland was established and the scots were no longer a common threat to the crowns land of england

nuggets(28-15)

Scotland LOL

Gary M

It was knocked down by england, It is built in scotland

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