| Hadrian's Wall | philverney | 8/11/05 5:27 PM | Leading on from this post, I have created a ''line-polygon'' of Hadrian's Wall. And how can I not mention the Wall's appearance in this amazing post See wikipedia's entry Quote: Hadrian's Wall (in Latin: Vallum Hadriani) was a stone and turf for |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | PJ23 | 7/1/07 7:38 AM | I tried to expand on your polygon line idea |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | csmith_Traveler | 8/22/07 4:50 PM | Have either of you, philverney or PJ23, hiked the entire wall? My friend and I are going to do that next May. We have the official guide book, so we've been reading up on it. We're experienced hikers (North Rim to South Rim of the Grand Canyon has be |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | danescombe | 8/26/07 7:58 AM | I have walked sections of the Wall ( based around Housesteads) The best advice i can give you comes from the Vindolanda Tablets ( ref ) Wrap up warm Wiki link Enjoy the walk--its a magical part of the UK _________________________ Danescombe, who |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | csmith_Traveler | 8/26/07 11:09 AM | Thanks for the advice, danscombe. I wouldn’t have anticipated cold weather in May! I’ve seen Robin Birley and members of his family on TV many times. I definitely don’t want to miss viewing some of the “letters” they’ve discovered at Vindolanda. We |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | danescombe | 8/26/07 11:51 AM | Quote: |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | csmith_Traveler | 6/7/08 2:14 PM | I've just returned home to North Carolina after three weeks in the UK -- 8 days of which were spent hiking Hadrian's Wall from Newcastle to the Solway Firth. This was an adventure a friend and I had planned several years ago -- it's hard to believe i |
| Re: Hadrian's Wall | danescombe | 6/7/08 2:39 PM | Great to hear the trip lived up to your expectations. Its a wonderful part of the country -- |