Turret 45A (Walltown)

Turret 45A (Walltown) is a ruins in Greenhead, Northumberland, England. Turret 45A (Walltown) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Milecastle 45, as well as near Maze.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milecastle 45 and Magnis.

Milecastle 45

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 45 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 45 is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Turret 45A (Walltown).

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 3,500 feet southwest of Turret 45A (Walltown).

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 1 mile west of Turret 45A (Walltown).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.

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 Turret 45A (Walltown).

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.

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 3½ miles southeast of Turret 45A (Walltown).

Turret 45A (Walltown)

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.99066° or 54° 59′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.51094° or 2° 30′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6VXFRQ+7J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 338031981

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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