Redburn, Northumberland

Redburn is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately four miles to the north of Hadrian's Wall.

Early history

Nearby Hadrian's Wall, the most noted Roman monument in Britain, forms the earliest recorded history of the Redburn vicinity. The extent of Hadrian's Wall was 117 kilometres, spanning the width of Britannia; the wall incorporated Agricola's Ditch [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18177 C.Michael Hogan (2007) "Hadrian's Wall", ed. A.Burnham, The Megalithic Portal] ] and was constructed primarily to prevent harrying by small bands of raiders and unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion. [Stephen Johnson (2004) "Hadrian's Wall", Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409]

ee also

*Stanegate

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