Walltown Quarry
Walltown Quarry is in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England. Walltown Quarry is situated nearby to Roman Army Museum, as well as near Maze.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magnis and Milecastle 46.
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 1,400 feet southwest of Walltown Quarry.
Milecastle 46
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 46 is situated 1,400 feet west of Walltown Quarry.
Thirlwall Castle
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham. Thirlwall Castle is situated 3,200 feet west of Walltown Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.
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 2 miles west of Walltown Quarry.
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.
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 3½ miles southeast of Walltown Quarry.
Walltown Quarry
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.98708° or 54° 59′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.51881° or 2° 31′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6VXFPJ+RFOpenStreetMap ID
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