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Milecastle 49
Milecastle 49 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Milecastle 49 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 49 (Harrows Scar) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY6202866407).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Milecastle 49 is immediately west of the gorge of the River Irthing where the Wall was carried over the river by the bridge at Willowford. The scar or cliff and hence the milecastle are named after an ancient tenement called The Harrows which stood nearby. The tenement is shown on William Howard's 1603 map of the Barony of Gilsland and on an estate map of The Shaws commissioned by John Carrick around 1800. Harrows Scar measures 19.8 metres east to west by 22.9 metres north to south and no contemporary internal buildings are now visible. It is built with narrow gauge defensive walls which are bonded with the Narrow Wall curtain of Hadrian's Wall on either side. It has Type III gateways. It…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9908, -2.5950
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Waterhead
- Postcode
- CA8 7DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16156627 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 49 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 49?
- Milecastle 49 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9908°, -2.5950°.
- Who owns Milecastle 49?
- Milecastle 49 is owned by English Heritage.