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Milecastle 45
Milecastle 45 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
About
Milecastle 45 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 45 (Walltown) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY67716657).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Milecastle 45 is located on the top of Walltown Crags. The walls have been comprehensively robbed, and little remains but the robber trenches and turf-covered spoil mounds. The site is clearly visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
Visiting
The remains of the milecastle and Turret 45A are both accessible via the Hadrian's Wall Path. Parking is available at Walltown Quarry Car Park, which is on the line of the Hadrian's Wall Path, however a steep climb is required to reach the sites. The car park is signposted from the B6318 (Military Road).
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9927, -2.5061
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Greenhead
- Postcode
- CA8 7JD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
Sources
- wikidata: Q16156595 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 45 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 45?
- Milecastle 45 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9927°, -2.5061°.
- Who owns Milecastle 45?
- Milecastle 45 is owned by English Heritage.