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Milecastle 51
Milecastle 51 in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Milecastle 51 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 51 (Wall Bowers) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY59306549).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Milecastle 51 is west of Birdoswald fort (), at the point where the Stone Wall rejoins the line of the Turf Wall. It lies 1501m west of Milecastle 50 and 1484m east of Milecastle 52. The remains are in poor condition, consisting of turf covered foundations with traces of a ditch to the east.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9824, -2.6374
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Waterhead
- Postcode
- CA8 2BU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Carlisle
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851186 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 51 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 51?
- Milecastle 51 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9824°, -2.6374°.