Turret 34A (Grindon West)
Turret 34A (Grindon West) is a ruins in Simonburn, Northumberland, England. Turret 34A (Grindon West) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Milecastle 34, as well as near the guest house Old Repeater Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milecastle 34 and Milecastle 35.
Milecastle 34
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Milecastle 34 is situated 1,400 feet east of Turret 34A (Grindon West).
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 2,700 feet west of Turret 34A (Grindon West).
Old Repeater Station
Guest house
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Repeater Station is a guest house, which is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Turret 34A (Grindon West).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenhaugh and Stonehaugh.
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 3 miles northeast of Turret 34A (Grindon West).
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 north of Turret 34A (Grindon West).
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 4 miles east of Turret 34A (Grindon West).
Turret 34A (Grindon West)
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Simonburn, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.02807° or 55° 1′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.29439° or 2° 17′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7V2PH4+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 337239890OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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