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Writing a detailed guide for Hadrian's Wall…
Built from AD 122 under Hadrian, the wall once ran 117 km from coast to coast. The most evocative stretches are between Housesteads and Sycamore Gap — though the famous tree itself was felled in 2023.
Fun facts
- The wall took just six years to build.
- Roman auxiliaries from Syria to Spain served on it.
- Sycamore Gap's tree was felled in 2023; its trunk is preserved in Northumberland.
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