Author: John Miles
John Miles is a wildlife consultant, tour leader and is the author of Hadrian's Birds, Exploring Lakeland's
Wildlife, Pharaoh's Birds and The Solway.
Wildlife, Pharaoh's Birds and The Solway.

Built in the years AD122-30 by order of the Emperor Hadrian ‘to separate Romans from Barbarians’, Hadrian's Wall was 73 miles long, running from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness on the Solway Firth. It was originally almost 5 metres high with 16 large forts along its length and is the ... more...