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On the southern (English) side, there's a mound, then a ditch (called a Vallum) then another mound, THEN the wall.
Hadrian's Wall Day #1 lili 2009
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On the southern (English) side, there's a mound, then a ditch (called a Vallum) then another mound, THEN the wall.
Archive 2009-09-01 lili 2009
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Secondly, there is the so-called "Vallum," in reality no
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Westward from here, near West Denton Lodge, faint indications of the turf wall (generally called the Vallum, to distinguish it from the
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If I remember rightly, part of the Vallum at Birdoswald has been eroded away by the river Irthing.
Locations: Kinder Scout, Derbyshire Carla 2010
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On the other supposition of "Valanus" being a common name, to which a capital letter has been prefixed in mistake, then the only word for which it would appear to be a probable substitution would be "Vallum," in the sense of a border or rampart; but the application would be so far-fetched that I shall not attempt it, especially as I look upon the explanation afforded by "Valens" as most probably the true one.
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The Wall now makes for the ridge of Harlow Hill, while the Vallum goes on in a perfectly straight line past the picturesque Whittle Dene and the waterworks, until the Wall joins it again near Welton, where the old pele-tower is entirely built of Roman stones.
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Throckley and Heddon-on-the-Wall, where the fosse on the northern side of the Wall is well seen, and also the Vallum and its fosse, Vindolana
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Wall for a little while, for the latter bends northward to take the high ridge, as usual, while the road and Vallum continue in a straight line.
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Another Roman road, the Maiden Way, comes from the South closely up to the Vallum, quite near to Thirlwall castle.
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