Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park

Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park is a bus stop in Waterhead, Cumberland, England. Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park is situated nearby to the museum Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre, as well as near Banna.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banna and Milecastle 49.

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 820 feet south of Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park.

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 1,300 feet east of Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park.

Milecastle 48

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Milecastle 48 is situated 1 mile east of Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Banks.

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.

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 3½ miles west of Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park.

Lanercost

Hamlet

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lanercost is a village in the northern part of Cumbria, England. The settlement is in the civil parish of Burtholme, in the Cumberland local government district. Lanercost is known for the presence of Lanercost Priory and its proximity to Hadrian's Wall. Lanercost is situated 4 miles southwest of Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park.

Birdoswald Roman Fort Car Park

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Waterhead, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.99151° or 54° 59′ 29″ north

Longitude

-2.60098° or 2° 36′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C6VX9RX+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 486591209

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

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Highlights include Birdoswald Roman Fort and Study Centre and Roman Altar.

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