Shield on the Wall
Shield on the Wall is a farm in Melkridge, Northumberland, England. Shield on the Wall is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Caw Gap, as well as near the archaeological site Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House.
Hadrian’s Wall
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadrian's Wall was built by the Roman Empire to protect their territory in England from the Pictish tribes of Scotland. It was built relatively quickly from 122 AD, with associated castles and forts, and stretches for 73 miles from the Tyne estuary on the east coast to Solway Firth on the west coast.
Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mare and Foal stone circle, 400m north east of Milestone House is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Shield on the Wall.
Milecastle 41
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 41 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 41 is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Shield on the Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Once Brewed and Haltwhistle.
Once Brewed
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Once Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road. A motorist arriving over the B6318 from the east will see the place name shield "Once Brewed", while those coming from the west will read "Twice Brewed". Once Brewed is situated 1½ miles east of Shield on the Wall.
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 2½ miles south of Shield on the Wall.
Shield on the Wall
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Melkridge, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99359° or 54° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.42807° or 2° 25′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6VXHVC+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 780112919OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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