Milecastle 53
Milecastle 53 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Banks Burn (milecastle)”, “MC53”, and “Mile Castle 53”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lanercost Priory and Milecastle 54.
Lanercost Priory
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections. Lanercost Priory is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Milecastle 53.
Milecastle 54
Archaeological site
Milecastle 54 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 54 is situated 1 mile west of Milecastle 53.
St Mary Magdalene
Church
St Mary Magdalene is a church, which is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Milecastle 53.
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.
Brampton
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brampton is a market town in Cumbria, 10 miles east of Carlisle. It has a pleasant preserved old centre and is near the route of Hadrian's Wall. In 2021 its population was 4186. Tourist information is available at Moot Hall in the market place.
Milecastle 53
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Burtholme, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97424° or 54° 58′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.68145° or 2° 40′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6VX8F9+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6600077470OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6851189
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 53” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 53”
- German: “Meilenkastell Banks Burn”
- German: “MK 53”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hare Hill and Turret 53A.
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