Lees Hall Roman Camp

Lees Hall Roman Camp is an archaeological site, a Roman camp near Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, England. It is near Haltwhistle and adjacent to the B6318 road.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Northumberland, England, UK
Also known as: “Lees Hall Roman camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hadrian’s Wall and Aesica.

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.

Aesica

Archaeological site

Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aesica was a Roman fort, 1.5 miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium 6.0 miles to the east and Banna 6.5 miles to the west. Aesica is situated 3,700 feet north of Lees Hall Roman Camp.

Milecastle 42

Archaeological site

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milecastle 42 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall. Milecastle 42 is situated 1 mile northeast of Lees Hall Roman Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plenmeller and Once Brewed.

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 2 miles south of Lees Hall Roman Camp.

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 3 miles east of Lees Hall Roman Camp.

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 Lees Hall Roman Camp.

Lees Hall Roman Camp

Categories: Roman temporary camp, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.98476° or 54° 59′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.46304° or 2° 27′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C6VXGMP+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 780859201

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q17650311

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Highlights include Haltwhistle Burn Roman fortlet and Former coal mine.

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