Viewed through the prism of politics, was it an American-type wall to keep people out. Or a German-type wall to keep people from escaping to a nirvana on the other side?
Perhaps those walking it next year could come back with an answer?
An "excerpt...from...a speech attributed to Calgacus by Tacitus in the Agricola, but most historians note that since Calcagus was fighting Tacitus father-in-law [G. J. Agricola] in this battle, the reader should assume some bias." Wikipaedia
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I did it years ago without camping or reservations, but that sounds infeasible, or at least difficult now. My advice: don’t stay in rooms sbove pubs if you intend to sleep, spend extra days in Carlisle, Vindolanda and Newcastle (I walked Carlisle...
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