Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Milefortlet 5
Milefortlet 5 — milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sillloth Miniature Railway · 6.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Milefortlet 5 is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Part of Hadrian's Wall. Wikidata describes it as: "milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences". Coordinates: 54.9135°, -3.2954°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Solway Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Milefortlet 5 (Cardurnock) was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade. They were contemporary with defensive structures on Hadrian's Wall. The remains of Milefortlet 5 was excavated in 1943-4 prior to its destruction in 1944.
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Background
Description
Milefortlet 5 was situated in a field just south of the hamlet of Cardurnock in the civil parish of Bowness. The site lies within a disused wartime airfield, now under pasture. There is nothing to see on the ground, but aerial photographs taken in 2006 show the cropmarks of the northern end of the milefortlet. and the system is believed to begin again with Milefortlet 9.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9135, -3.2954
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Bowness
- Postcode
- CA7 5AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Sillloth Miniature Railway — 6.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16247434 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milefortlet 5 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milefortlet 5?
- Milefortlet 5 is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA7 5AQ), in the parish of Bowness.
- Is Milefortlet 5 a listed building?
- Milefortlet 5 is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Milefortlet 5 a protected site?
- Yes — Milefortlet 5 is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Solway Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Milefortlet 5 free to visit?
- Yes, Milefortlet 5 is free to enter.
- How do I get to Milefortlet 5?
- The nearest railway station is Sillloth Miniature Railway, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA7 5AQ.