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Will find out which buildings used stone from here later...
It stretched from [[Wallsend]] in the east to [[Bowness on Solway]] in the west, separating (approximately) England from Scotland, which was never conquered by the Romans, though a subsequent northward advance took them as far as the [[Antonine Wall]].
It stretched from [[Wallsend]] in the east to [[Bowness on Solway]] in the west, separating (approximately) England from Scotland, which was never conquered by the Romans, though a subsequent northward advance took them as far as the [[Antonine Wall]].
After the fall of the [[Roman Empire]], much of the stone from the wall was taken and reused building local [[churches]] and abbeys, not to mention housing and farmsteads. All that remains of the wall are small sections which constitute something of a tourist attraction.
[[Category:Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Ancient Rome]]
[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Buildings]]
[[Category:Tourist Attractions]]
[[Category:Tourist Attractions]]