Chollerford Bridge

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Chollerford Bridge is a stone bridge that replaced an earlier medieval bridge crossing the North River Tyne[1] at Chollerford, Northumberland, England. The earliest recorded history of the local area is marked by a crossing of the North Tyne by Hadrian's Wall, one of the most significant Roman monuments in Britain.

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Chollerford Bridge sits close to the ancient course of Hadrian's Wall constructed in 122 AD. The extent of Hadrian's Wall is 117 kilometres, spanning the width of Britain; the wall incorporated Agricola's Ditch and was constructed chiefly of stone in the eastern reaches[2] such as near Chollerford Bridge. The wall was designed primarily to prevent raids by small Pictish bands or unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion.[3]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chollerford Bridge
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
  3. ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409



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