User:Sam.roebuck/Planetrees (Hadrian's Wall section)

Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 m to the west. The surviving section is 35 m in length.

Construction
The eastern part of the surviving section (approximately 20 m in length is built as Broad Wall, 10 Roman Feet wide. The eastern section (approximately 15 m in length is built as Narrow Wall, 8 Roman Feet wide, yet still on foundations clearly installed for a Broad Wall. The join is archeologically interesting, as it suggests a change in plan during construction.

Excavations and investigations
Keith Blood/07-SEP-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
 * 1989 - English Heritage Field Investigation on 7th September, under the Hadrian's Wall Project. It was noted that this stretch demonstrates a change from Narrow Wall, 1.75 m wide [west part], to Broad Wall, 2.8 m wide [east end].

Public Access
Access is on foot from the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.