Reconstruction illustration showing Roman troops raising the alarm of impending attack, at Pike Hill Signal Tower on Hadrian's Wall, viewed from the south and as it may have looked in about the second century AD

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 2000
Location:
Pike Hill Signal Tower, Waterhead, Carlisle, Cumbria
Reference:
IC048/011
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Pike Hill Signal Tower is thought to have been constructed before the turf and stone walls of Hadrian's Wall, and is believed to have been in use right up until the fourth century AD. A note on the sheet reads 'Pike Hill Signal Tower, 75', and may refer to the locations/ publications where this illustration was to be reproduced.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne And Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Corke, Philip

Keywords

Roman Wall, Roman Signal Station