Milecastle 48
Milecastle 48 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Its remains lie near the village of Gilsland in Cumbria where it was historically known as "The King's Stables", owing to the well-preserved interior walls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall
- Also known as: “MC48”, “Poltross Burn (milecastle)”, “Poltross Burn Milecastle”, and “The King’s Stables (milecastle)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banna and St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland.
Banna
Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below. Banna is situated 1¼ miles west of Milecastle 48.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland
Church
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church is a small mid-Victorian Anglican church on an isolated hillside in north-east Cumbria, England. Dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, it is the parish church of Gilsland, but is almost a mile from the village and may have been intended as much for the use of visitors to the nearby Gilsland Spa hotel as for the village. St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Gilsland is situated 3,600 feet north of Milecastle 48.
Milecastle 49
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 49 is situated 1 mile west of Milecastle 48.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Tindale.
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.
Tindale
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tindale or Tindale Fell is a hamlet in the parish of Farlam in the Cumberland district of the English county of Cumbria. It is to the south of the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Tindale is situated 4½ miles south of Milecastle 48.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 4½ miles west of Milecastle 48.
Milecastle 48
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.989° or 54° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.57353° or 2° 34′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6VXCQG+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 306265588OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6851181
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Milecastle 48” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “48咪堡”
- German: “Meilenkastell 48”
- German: “Meilenkastell Poltross Burn”
- German: “MK 48”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gilsland Methodist Church and Gilsland CofE Primary School.
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