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Planetrees
Northumberland, England, UK
Hadrian's Wall at Planetrees
Hadrian's Wall at Planetrees
Planetrees is located in Northumberland
Planetrees
Planetrees
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates55°01′16″N 2°06′45″W / 55.021042°N 2.112456°W / 55.021042; -2.112456
Grid referenceNY92906961

Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres (270 yd) to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres (115 ft) in length.

Construction

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Southern aspect of the wall section, showing the join between Broad Wall and Narrow Wall construction

The eastern part of the surviving section (approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in length is built as Broad Wall, 10 Roman Feet wide. The eastern section (approximately 15 metres (49 ft) in length is built as Narrow Wall, 8 Roman Feet wide, yet still on foundations clearly installed for a Broad Wall. The join is archeologically interesting, as it suggests a change in plan during construction.[1]

Excavations and investigations

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Keith Blood/07-SEP-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project

  • 1989 - English Heritage Field Investigation on 7th September, under the Hadrian's Wall Project. It was noted that this stretch demonstrates a change from Narrow Wall, 1.75 metres (5.7 ft) wide [west part], to Broad Wall, 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) wide [east end].

Monument Records

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Monument Monument Number National Monuments Record Number
Planetrees 1009743 NY 96 NW 123

Public Access

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Access is on foot from the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.

References

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  1. ^ "Planetrees". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 17 Feb 2012.

Bibliography

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