Magnis
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.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort (castrum) on Stanegate in northern Britain
- Also known as: “Carvoran Roman Fort”, “Magna (Carvoran)”, “Magna Roman Fort”, “Magnae (Carvoran)”, “Magnae Carvetiorum”, “Magnis (Carvoran)”, “Magnis Roman fort”, and “Magnis Roman Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 46 and Thirlwall Castle.
Milecastle 46
Archaeological site
Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 46 is situated 1,100 feet north of Magnis.
Thirlwall Castle
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 2,500 feet northwest of Magnis.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.
Gilsland
Village
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 2 miles west of Magnis.
Haltwhistle
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.Rowfoot
Hamlet
Rowfoot is a hamlet in the civil parish of Featherstone, in Northumberland, England. It was historically served by Featherstone Park railway station. Rowfoot is situated 3½ miles south of Magnis.
Magnis
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9848° or 54° 59′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.52433° or 2° 31′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C6VXFMG+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Magnis” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreñvlec’h Carvoran”
- Czech: “Carvoran”
- Czech: “Magna”
- Czech: “Magnae Carvetiorum”
- Czech: “Magnis”
- Dutch: “Magnis (Carvoran)”
- Dutch: “Magnis”
- French: “Magnis”
- German: “Kastell Carvoran”
- German: “Kastell Magna”
- German: “Kastell Magnis”
- Hebrew: “מגניאה קארוטיאורום”
- Italian: “Magnis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Magnis i Carvoran”
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