Planetrees
Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres in length.Photo: Richard Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: section of Hadrian’s Wall in north England
- Also known as: “Planetrees Roman Wall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brunton Bank Quarry and Chesters Bridge.
Brunton Bank Quarry
Quarry
Brunton Bank Quarry is a disused quarry now designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, North East England. The quarry exposes a base layer of the Namurian Great Limestone stratigraphic unit, including the Chaetetes Band, the fossilised fauna within which is of current geological interest. Brunton Bank Quarry is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Planetrees.
Chesters Bridge
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall. Chesters Bridge is situated 1 mile west of Planetrees.
Cilurnum
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, Public domain.
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters. Cilurnum is situated 1 mile west of Planetrees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Brunton and Wall.
Low Brunton
Hamlet
Low Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage.
Chollerford
Village
Photo: Bobthebilda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England, approximately four miles north of Hexham on the B6318, the Military Road, not far from Hadrian's Wall.
Planetrees
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02095° or 55° 1′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.11265° or 2° 6′ 46″ westOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C7V2VCP+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5684920289OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7201267
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Planetrees” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “派拿次羅馬長城”
- Czech: “Planetrees”
- French: “Planetrees”
- German: “Planetrees”
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