A portion of Hadrian’s Wall has been made more uneven to prevent visitors from harming it while taking pictures atop it.
Steel Rigg in Northumberland was included on the At-Risk Register of Historic England after a 10-foot section of the wall collapsed as a result of tourists climbing on it to take photographs.
After the collapsed piece was rebuilt and the wall’s surface was made more jagged to prevent future events, its hazard designation was reversed.
Dr. Jane Harrison, a community archaeologist who worked on the project, stated that modifications were made to make it “less appealing” when a portion of the old wall collapsed near the parking lot.
She told BBC Radio Newcastle: ‘It’s simple weight of interest – people climbing up to walk on it and take photographs – and the weight of people has caused it to fall’
The problem is that now the wall is so popular and that specific length has so many tourists that their climbing and walking on it is causing it to crumble.
A portion of Hadrian’s Wall has been made more uneven to prevent visitors from harming it while taking pictures atop it.
The Roman archaeological site in northern England is a renowned photo location, but tourists have been warned that climbing on it could cause harm.
She said, “They have made the surface of the top of the wall more uneven and planted more tufty grass so it is less inviting.”
The wall is the longest Roman archaeological structure in the world, reaching 118 kilometers in length, and was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in 122 A.D.
Despite warnings warning visitors not to stand on the wall, it is alleged that many continue to scale the stones, which at some points reach heights of eight feet.
Pete Savin, a local photographer and archaeologist, recently stated that he has observed an increase in the amount of damage to the wall as a result of coach loads of tourists climbing on it for photographs.
He stated, “It appears the selfie on Hadrian’s Wall is all that matters, regardless of the damage they unwittingly create.”
Several further sections of the World Heritage Site remain on the At-Risk Register, although Port Carlisle in Cumbria has been removed.
Steel Rigg in Northumberland was listed on the At-Risk Register by Historic England because a portion of the wall fell due to tourists climbing on it to take photographs.
Visitors climbing on the World Heritage monument caused a ten-foot section of the wall to collapse (shown), but it has been rebuilt and its danger designation has been removed.
The Grade 1-listed Holy Trinity Church in Sunderland, which has been converted into the community center Seventeen Nineteen and named after the year it was constructed, has also been removed from the list.
The ‘Dome of Home’, a Catholic church at the mouth of the River Mersey, and the museum housing the original manuscript of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations are among among the 233 places that have been preserved.
Due to their deteriorating condition, 175 historic buildings and places have been added to the Register, including Papplewick Pumping Station in Nottingham – England’s sole pumping station with all of its original features – and King Arthur’s Great Halls in Tintagel.
A spokesperson for the National Trust stated that work at Steel Rigg was supported by a grant of £1.17 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, while Historic England gave repair grants totaling £8.66 million to 185 places on the register during the past year.