Mile Castle 52
Mile Castle 52 is an archaeological site in Waterhead, Cumberland, England. Mile Castle 52 is situated nearby to the fort Pike Hill Signal Tower, as well as near the historic site Leahill Turret.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leahill Turret and Milecastle 53.
Leahill Turret
Historic site
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
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. Leahill Turret is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Mile Castle 52.
Milecastle 53
Archaeological site
Milecastle 53 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 53 is situated 1 mile west of Mile Castle 52.
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 1½ miles southwest of Mile Castle 52.
Hallbankgate
Village
Hallbankgate is a village in Cumbria, England, 13 miles east of Carlisle. A former coal and lead mining village, it straddles the A689 Brampton to Alston road. Hallbankgate is situated 3 miles south of Mile Castle 52.
Mile Castle 52
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Waterhead, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97689° or 54° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.65854° or 2° 39′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6VX8GR+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6600079025OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
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