Milecastle 10
Milecastle 10 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern England. Much of the milecastle lies beneath a road but partial remains of the north wall can be seen in the garden of Dene House.Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall in Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “MC10”, “Milecastle 10 (Walbottle Dene)”, and “Walbottle Dene”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walbottle Academy and Newburn Hall Motor Museum.
Walbottle Academy
School
Walbottle Academy, previously 'Walbottle Campus and Walbottle Campus Technology College', is a large secondary Academy in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is one of the largest secondary academies in Newcastle. Walbottle Academy is situated 680 feet northeast of Milecastle 10.
Newburn Hall Motor Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newburn Hall Motor Museum is situated 3,300 feet south of Milecastle 10.
Throckley Hall
Manor estate
Throckley Hall is a privately owned 19th century manor house and gardens located about 6 miles west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, within the village of Throckley. Throckley Hall is situated 1 mile west of Milecastle 10.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walbottle and Throckley.
Walbottle
Village
Photo: N Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walbottle is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Throckley
Village
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Throckley is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, approximately 7 miles west of Newcastle city centre. Hadrian's Wall passed through the village, its course traced by the village's main road, Hexham Road.
Newburn
Village
Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newburn, also known as Newburn-upon-Tyne is a village and district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river.
Milecastle 10
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99497° or 54° 59′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.74407° or 1° 44′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6WX7V4+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9395438386OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6851143
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 10” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 10”
- German: “Meilenkastell Walbottle Dene”
- German: “MK 10”
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Highlights include Walbottle Dene and Talbot House Trust.
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