Leahill Turret
Leahill Turret is a typical example of one of the lookout towers located between the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria, located on the Lanercost Road near Banks, Parish of Waterhead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: watchtower on Hadrian’s Wall
- Also known as: “Leahill Turret 51b”, “Leahill Turret 51B”, “Leahill Turret, Hadrian’s Wall”, “T51B”, “Turret 51B (Lea Hill)”, and “Turret 51B (Leahill)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Cuthbert and Milecastle 53.
Church of St Cuthbert
Church
Church of St Cuthbert is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Leahill Turret.
Milecastle 53
Archaeological site
Milecastle 53 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 53 is situated 1¼ miles west of Leahill Turret.
Naworth Castle
Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naworth Castle, also known or recorded in historical documents as "Naward", is a castle in Cumbria, England, near the town of Brampton. It is adjacent to the A69 road from Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, about 2 miles east of Brampton. Naworth Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Leahill Turret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Banks and Lanercost.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Leahill Turret.
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. Gilsland is situated 3½ miles east of Leahill Turret.
Leahill Turret
- Categories: Hadrian’s Wall turret, turret, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Waterhead, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97887° or 54° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.65175° or 2° 39′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C6VX8HX+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6017498386OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q6509268
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Leahill Turret” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈德良長城李丘箭塔”
- German: “Leahill Wachturm 51b”
- German: “Turm Leahill”
- German: “WT 51B”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mile Castle 52 and Piper Sike Turret (51a).
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leahill Turret”. Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.