Detail View: SHIMMER: Hadrian's Wall
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Title:
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Hadrian's Wall
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Creation Date:
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124 ad
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Dimensions:
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117 km long
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Image Date:
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2013
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Period:
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2nd century ad
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Start Date:
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122 ad
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End Date:
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130 ad
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Location:
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Northumberland
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Terms:
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Tourist attractions; Tourism impact
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Image ID:
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14-0118
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Description:
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Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall west of Housesteads Fort and Museum. Image shows Roman Wall (top to bottom), Pinfold (circular enclosure for storing stray sheep and managed footpaths. The site was used as a film location for 'Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves' (1991). The Wall was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- England (Northumberland)
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 100-200 ad
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, Roman
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Subject Heading:
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Hadrian's Wall (England)
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Subject Heading:
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Fortification -- England
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Subject Heading:
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Walls, Roman -- England
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Subject Heading:
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Film locations
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Subject Heading:
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Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138
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