Milecastle 77
Milecastle 77 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall
- Also known as: “MC77”, “Milecastle 77 (site of)”, and “Raven Bank (milecastle)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mais and St Michael’s Church.
Mais
Archaeological site
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth. Mais is situated 2½ miles northwest of Milecastle 77.
St Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Michael’s Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of Milecastle 77.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasson and Drumburgh.
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".
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.
Port Carlisle
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Carlisle is a coastal village in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Bowness-on-Solway. Its original name was Fisher's Cross, but when it became the terminus of the Carlisle Canal it was renamed Port Carlisle.
Milecastle 77
- Categories: milecastle, 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
54.93644° or 54° 56′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.15967° or 3° 9′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6RWRPR+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 366051883OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6851197
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 77” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 77”
- German: “Meilenkastell Raven Bank”
- German: “MK 77”
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