29/09/2026
It would be good to reopen this excavation so that visitors to the western side of the Wall can visit and see that the it did exist.. I'm often asked about where it is/was 🚴♂️🚴♂️
Flashback to October of last year when we found a long-buried section of Hadrian's Wall in a field in Drumburgh, and how the site looks in September 2026.
This section was unearthed as archaeologists and volunteers attempted to confirm the course of the Wall and find Milecastle 76 at Drumburgh in Cumbria, England. The dig was conducted by archaeologists provided by Grampus Heritage & Training and was funded through DEFRA by the Solway Coast National Landscape’s ‘Farming in Protected Landscapes’ Scheme.
The Roman wall in the west has largely gone, its stone having been taken for other buildings over the centuries since it was abandoned by the Roman military. In fact, only about 10% of the entire Wall has survived intact to the present day, and large parts of what is left have been consolidated and restored. Thus, finding a section here was a great discovery and helps us better understand its route, which is projected for considerable distances. This is one of the last known stone remnants of the Wall west of Hare Hill near Lanercost, some 20 miles to the east.
I measured it at 2.8 metres (9 feet) wide at the base (excluding the foundation slabs) and 2.2 metres (7 feet) wide as it steps in—a width it probably retained until the probable walkway about 3.6 metres (12 feet) up.
