Roman Army Museum

Roman Army Museum is a museum in Greenhead, Northumberland, England. Roman Army Museum is situated nearby to the archaeological site Magnis, as well as near Walltown Quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magnis and Milecastle 46.

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 620 feet southwest of Roman Army Museum.

Milecastle 46

Archaeological site

Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 46 is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Roman Army Museum.

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 2,800 feet northwest of Roman Army Museum.

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 2 miles west of Roman Army Museum.

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.

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 Roman Army Museum.

Roman Army Museum

Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Greenhead, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98563° or 54° 59′ 8″ north

Longitude

-2.52174° or 2° 31′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C6VXFPH+78

OpenStreetMap ID

way 778535102

OpenStreetMap feature

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