Milecastle 34
Milecastle 34 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled enclosure located around 0.5 kilometres east of Sewingshields farm.Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: milecastle on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Grindon (milecastle)”, “MC34”, and “Milecastle 34 (Grindon)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Repeater Station and Milecastle 33.
Old Repeater Station
Guest house
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Repeater Station is a guest house, which is situated 1,400 feet south of Milecastle 34.
Milecastle 33
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 33 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall, one of a series of small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along the length of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern England. Milecastle 33 is situated 1 mile east of Milecastle 34.
Milecastle 35
Ruins
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 35 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. The remains still exist as exposed masonry. Milecastle 35 is situated 4,100 feet west of Milecastle 34.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenhaugh and Limestone Corner.
Greenhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset. Greenhaugh is situated 2½ miles northeast of Milecastle 34.
Limestone Corner
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military. Limestone Corner is situated 3½ miles east of Milecastle 34.
Stonehaugh
Hamlet
Stonehaugh is a small settlement in Northumberland about 5 miles west of Wark on Tyne and 4 Roman miles north of Hadrian's Wall. It was purpose-built for housing forestry workers in the 1950s. Stonehaugh is situated 4 miles northwest of Milecastle 34.
Milecastle 34
- Categories: milecastle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02869° or 55° 1′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.28773° or 2° 17′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C7V2PH6+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 337239881OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q15253381
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In Other Languages
“Milecastle 34” goes by many names.
- German: “Meilenkastell 34”
- German: “Meilenkastell Grindon”
- German: “MK 34”
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Highlights include Coesike East Roman temporary camp and Coesike West Roman temporary camps 1 and 2.
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