Milecastle 41
Milecastle 41 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: “MC41” and “Melkridge (milecastle)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House.
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.
Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Milecastle 41.
Milecastle 42
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 42 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 42 is situated 1 mile west of Milecastle 41.
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.
Henshaw
Hamlet
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Henshaw is a small village and civil parish in Northumberland, within the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. It is located around 11.5 miles from Hexham, 25.5 miles from Carlisle, and 33 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Henshaw is situated 2½ miles southeast of Milecastle 41.
Milecastle 41
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Melkridge, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99745° or 54° 59′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.42296° or 2° 25′ 23″ westOpen location code
9C6VXHWG+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 1233009876OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q16156568
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 41” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 41”
- German: “Meilenkastell Melkridge”
- German: “MK 41”
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