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It was built during Hadrians rule over Rome and his biographer stated that he was the first to build an 80 mile long wall. The wall was also used for defensive purposes to repel the barbarians in the north.
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The walls thickness and height varied during the construction of the wall. Originally the west portion of the wall was built from turf but it was later rebuilt in stone. It was made from stone bricks and measures at 3 metres wide and 5-6 metres high on the side east to the river Irthing. When it was made of turf in the west the wall was 6 metres wide and 3.5 metres tall.