Milecastle 44
Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall
- Also known as: “Allolee (milecastle)” and “MC44”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Aesica.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Aesica
Archaeological site
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aesica was a Roman fort, 1.5 miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium 6.0 miles to the east and Banna 6.5 miles to the west. Aesica is situated 1 mile east of Milecastle 44.
Milecastle 45
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 45 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 45 is situated 4,000 feet west of Milecastle 44.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haltwhistle and Plenmeller.
Haltwhistle
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Haltwhistle is a market town in Northumberland, along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. Hadrian's Wall is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.
Plenmeller
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plenmeller is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield, in Northumberland, England about a mile southeast of Haltwhistle. In 1951 the parish had a population of 107. Plenmeller is situated 3 miles southeast of Milecastle 44.
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 west of Milecastle 44.
Milecastle 44
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99614° or 54° 59′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.48788° or 2° 29′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C6VXGW6+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 1232741613OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6851179
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 44” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 44”
- German: “Meilenkastell Alloa Lea”
- German: “Meilenkastell Allolee”
- German: “MK 44”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cockmounthill Plantation and Turret 44B (Mucklebank).
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