Milecastle 45
Milecastle 45 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: “MC45”, “Milecastle 45 (Walltown)”, and “Walltown (milecastle)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magnis and Milecastle 44.
Magnis
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. Magnis is situated 1 mile southwest of Milecastle 45.
Milecastle 44
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 44 is situated 4,000 feet east of Milecastle 45.
Thirlwall Castle
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham. Thirlwall Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Milecastle 45.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haltwhistle and Gilsland.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Milecastle 45.
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 45.
Milecastle 45
- 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
54.99273° or 54° 59′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.50612° or 2° 30′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6VXFVV+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1233884960OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q16156595
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Milecastle 45” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “窩頓峭壁”
- German: “Meilenkastell 45”
- German: “Meilenkastell Walltown Crag”
- German: “Meilenkastell Walltown”
- German: “MK 45”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King Arthur’s Well and Turret 45A (Walltown).
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