Melkridge

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Melkridge is a village[1] and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The village of Melkridge is located approximately three kilometres east of the village of Haltwhistle along the A69 road. Melkridge is the locus of prehistoric settlement dating to about 500 to 2500 BC.[2]

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Melkridge lies close to the ancient course of Hadrian's Wall, one of the most significant Roman monuments in Britain. Hadrian's Wall was 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 mainly of stone in the eastern reaches[3] such as at Melkridge. The wall was constructed primarily to prevent raids by small Pictish bands or unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, Landranger, scale 1:50,000 (2004)
  2. ^ Melkridge profile
  3. ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. Andy Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
  4. ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409



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