User:Sam.roebuck/Planetrees (Hadrian's Wall section)

Planetrees
Northumberland, England, UK
Hadrian's Wall at Planetrees
Planetrees Location in Northumberland
Coordinates	55.021042°N 2.112456°W / 55.021042; -2.112456
Grid reference	NY92906961

Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres (270 yd) to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres (115 ft) in length.

Construction

Southern aspect of the wall section, showing the join between Broad Wall and Narrow Wall construction

The eastern part of the surviving section (approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in length is built as Broad Wall, 10 Roman Feet wide. The eastern section (approximately 15 metres (49 ft) in length is built as Narrow Wall, 8 Roman Feet wide, yet still on foundations clearly installed for a Broad Wall. The join is archeologically interesting, as it suggests a change in plan during construction.

Excavations and investigations

Keith Blood/07-SEP-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project

• 1989 - English Heritage Field Investigation on 7th September, under the Hadrian's Wall Project. It was noted that this stretch demonstrates a change from Narrow Wall, 1.75 metres (5.7 ft) wide [west part], to Broad Wall, 2.8 metres (9.2 ft) wide [east end].

Monument Records

Monument	Monument Number	National Monuments Record Number
Planetrees	1009743	NY 96 NW 123

Public Access

Access is on foot from the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.

Bibliography

• Daniels, Charles (1979), "Review: Fact and Theory on Hadrian's Wall", Britannia, 10: 357–364