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We have reached the halfway point of our walk along Hadrian's wall passing the highest point on the trail at 345 m above sea level just before the village of Once Brewed, home of the Twice Brewed Inn. We crossed from Cumbria to Northumberland and the scenery changed from the gently rolling farmland to the rugged windswept moors and crags. We also crossed the watershed so instead of flowing to the Irish sea, all the rivers we encounter in the next section will be flowing to the North Sea.
In the last two days there has been far more direct evidence of the wall with many sections of original wall. From Bowness on Solway to Gilsland the wall was originally made of turf and wood. From Willowford the wall was made of stone and there are a number of remaining foundations for the many turrets and mile castles along the wall. Over the past 2 millenniums, much of the wall has been recycled into churches, castles, priories, and farmhouses.
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Howard Arms
