Historic houses · North East England
Milecastle 10
Milecastle 10 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Milecastle 10 is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Milecastle 10 (Walbottle Dene) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern England. Much of the milecastle lies beneath a road but partial remains of the north wall can be seen in the garden of Dene House. It has been excavated several times and its walls located, though the remains have been "considerably damaged by ploughing". Only one of the two associated turrets has been located and excavated.
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Background
Architecture
Milecastle 10 was a long-axis milecastle with Type IV gateways. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by the legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester). The usually straight Hadrian's Wall changes direction in this area, making a 20 degree turn just before it crosses a Dene (valley) and heading towards the Great Hill at Heddon-on-the-Wall. The milecastle measures 78 ft long north to south and 67 ft east to west with walls approximately 10 ft wide. The north gateway survives in the front garden of Dene House and consists of twelve foundation slabs with three stone blocks lying on top. One of the blocks is marked with an asterisk, two of them contain…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9952, -1.7440
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE15 9RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851143 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 10 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 10?
- Milecastle 10 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9952°, -1.7440°.
- Is Milecastle 10 wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Milecastle 10. Check ahead for specific facilities.