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Milecastle 46
Milecastle 46 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
About
Milecastle 46 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 46 (Carvoran) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY66466601).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Milecastle 46 is just west of the Vallum deviation, north of Carvoran Roman Fort (Magnis). There are no visible remains of the milecastle, but its site can be distinguished by a slight, turf-covered platform. The site is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
Visiting
The site of the milecastle is on private land directly adjacent to the Hadrian's Wall Path. Parking is available at Walltown Quarry Car Park, which is on the line of the Hadrian's Wall Path, and is signposted from the B6318 (Military Road).
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9876, -2.5256
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Greenhead
- Postcode
- CA8 7HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- romanarmymuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16156605 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 46 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 46?
- Milecastle 46 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9876°, -2.5256°.