Instructor: Carl Fields is a retired Westinghouse and Savannah River Site engineer who has lived in Aiken since 1990. He has been a member of the CLL and its predecessor organization since around 2005 and taught four previous CLL courses. He toured Hadrian’s Wall for a week in 2024. Description: Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Roman Empire, extended 73 miles across northern England. Construction began around the year 122. It was in operation for almost 300 years. The wall was a complex system that included gates, forts, watchtowers, roads, and supply depots. Much of this system still exists, in a ruined state. Despite extensive (and ongoing) archeological excavations, many mysteries remain. This course describes the layout and history (to the extent it is known) of the wall system. The course includes many photographs, some of them quite striking; the wall traverses some of England’s most spectacular terrain.