Milecastle 40
Milecastle 40 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: “MC40”, “Milecastle 40 (Winshields)”, “Whinshields (milecastle)”, and “Winshields (milecastle)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sycamore Gap tree and Milecastle 41.
Sycamore Gap tree
Photo: Clementp1986, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sycamore Gap tree, also known as the Robin Hood tree, was a 120-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Sycamore Gap tree is situated 1 mile east of Milecastle 40.
Milecastle 41
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 41 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 41 is situated 1 mile west of Milecastle 40.
Milecastle 39
Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 39 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 39 is situated 1 mile east of Milecastle 40.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Haltwhistle.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed".
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 3½ miles southwest of Milecastle 40.
Milecastle 40
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Henshaw, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.00211° or 55° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.39912° or 2° 23′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7V2J22+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1233009873OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q16156553
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 40” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 40”
- German: “Meilenkastell Whinshields”
- German: “Meilenkastell Winshields”
- German: “MK 40”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include viewpoint near Steel Rigg and Overflow Parking.
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