Walltown Tower
Walltown Tower is a tower in Greenhead, Northumberland, England. Walltown Tower is situated nearby to the archaeological site Milecastle 45, as well as near the village Gilsland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 45 and Milecastle 44.
Milecastle 45
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 45 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 45 is situated 800 feet northwest of Walltown Tower.
Milecastle 44
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 44 is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Walltown Tower.
Magnis
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. Magnis is situated 1 mile southwest of Walltown Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haltwhistle and Gilsland.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Gilsland
Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilsland is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of Hexham, and about 18 miles east of Carlisle, which straddles the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Gilsland is situated 3 miles west of Walltown Tower.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 3 miles southeast of Walltown Tower.
Walltown Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99187° or 54° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.50261° or 2° 30′ 9″ westElevation
735 feet (224 metres)Open location code
9C6VXFRW+PXGeoNames ID
6288270
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