How Wide And High Was Hadrian's Wall. The romans began building the wall in 122 a.d. Hadrian's wall is the remains of stone fortifications built by the roman empire following its conquest of britain in the second century a.d.

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Vallum aelium), also called the roman wall, picts' wall, or vallum hadriani in latin, was a defensive fortification in the roman province of britannia, begun in 122 ad in the reign of the emperor hadrian. Hadrian's wall, continuous roman defensive barrier that guarded the northwestern frontier of the province of britain from barbarian invaders. Hadrian's wall is the remains of stone fortifications built by the roman empire following its conquest of britain in the second century a.d.

It was made a unesco world heritage site in 1987.

Hadrian's wall was 80 roman miles (73 statute miles or 120 km) long, its width and height dependent on the construction materials which were available nearby. Standing 16ft high and up to 12ft wide, it was an extraordinary feat of engineering and was completed in under. When was hadrian's wall built? Vallum aelium), also known as the roman wall, picts' wall, or vallum hadriani in latin, is a former defensive fortification of the roman province of britannia.