Milecastle (site of)
Milecastle (site of) is an archaeological site in Bowness, Cumberland, England. Milecastle (site of) is situated nearby to the village Drumburgh, as well as near Glasson.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 77 and Milecastle 73.
Milecastle 77
Archaeological site
Milecastle 77 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 77 is situated 1 mile northwest of Milecastle (site of).
Milecastle 73
Archaeological site
Milecastle 73 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 73 is situated 2½ miles east of Milecastle (site of).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumburgh and Glasson.
Drumburgh
Village
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumburgh is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is 13 kilometres northwest of the city of Carlisle and is on the course of Hadrian's Wall, near to Burgh by Sands.
Glasson
Village
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasson is a village in Cumbria, England, just inland from the Solway coast, eight miles northwest of Carlisle on the course of Hadrian's Wall near Drumburgh. The place name derives from the Anglo-Scandinavian glaise, meaning "a small stream".
Boustead Hill
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boustead Hill is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It has two separate equestrian centres. In 1831 the township had a population of 63. It is located close to the site where the famous Solway Firth Spaceman photograph was taken.
Milecastle (site of)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bowness, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.92826° or 54° 55′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.13759° or 3° 8′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C6RWVH6+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 366051763OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve and Drumburgh Moss.
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