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In AD 43 the Romans first invaded England. They established control over the (to them) backward English, and within 100 years the country was dotted with villas and imposing towns, all linked by a network of roads and tracks. As they tried to push northwards and westwards they met with more and more resistance from the Celts in Scotland and Wales. Marauding bands of Celts proved such a threat that the Romans felt the need to contain them, and in AD 123 set about building huge defences. Hadrian’s Wall, a monument to the power and efficiency of the Romans, effectively sealed off Scotland, marking the northwestern boundary of the Roman Empire.
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© 1992 A. S. Goudie and R. A. M. Gardner
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Goudie, A., Gardner, R. (1992). The Great Whin Sill. In: Discovering Landscape in England & Wales. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2298-6_4
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