Whitley Castle
Whitley Castle is a large, unusually shaped Roman fort north-west of the town of Alston, Cumbria, England. It is the highest stone-built Roman fort in Britain.Photo: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Clivechafer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman castle in Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Epiacum Roman Fort” and “Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkhaugh railway station and Gilderdale Viaduct.
Kirkhaugh railway station
Railway station
Kirkhaugh is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station serves the hamlet of Kirkhaugh in Northumberland. Kirkhaugh railway station is situated 2,900 feet north of Whitley Castle.
Gilderdale Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gilderdale Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2,800 feet east of Whitley Castle.
Lintley Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: User.who.is.anonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lintley Halt is a railway station on the South Tynedale Railway, which runs between Slaggyford and Alston. The station is located about 1+1⁄4 miles from the village of Slaggyford in Northumberland. Lintley Halt railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Whitley Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkhaugh and Ayle.
Kirkhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkhaugh is a very small village in the civil parish of Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, adjacent to the River South Tyne in Northumberland, England. The village lies close to the A689 road north of Alston, Cumbria.
Ayle
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet.
Alston
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.
Whitley Castle
- Categories: castrum, fortification, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.83215° or 54° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.47649° or 2° 28′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6VRGJF+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1379382524OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7996561
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Whitley Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Spanish—“Whitley Castle” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Epiacum”
- Czech: “Epiacum”
- Czech: “Whitley Castle”
- Dutch: “Whitley Castle”
- Spanish: “Whitley Castle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Paraclete Church and Little Heaplaw.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Holymire and Welcome to Epiacum.
Northumberland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Berwick-upon-Tweed, Lindisfarne, Alnwick, and Morpeth.
Curious Archaeological Sites to Discover
Uncover intriguing archaeological sites from every corner of the globe.