Other places · North East England
Knag Burn Gateway
In or near Bardon Mill.
Knag Burn Gateway in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill · 4.6 km
About
Knag Burn Gateway 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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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Roman Wall Loughs SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Roman Wall Escarpments SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Knag Burn Gateway is a gateway which was built into Hadrian's Wall some time after construction of the wall itself, generally acknowledged to be during the fourth century.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Knag Burn Gateway is one of the few gates through the wall that isn't part of a milecastle or fort. The remains indicate that the structure consisted of a single-lane gateway, with guard-chambers on either side and a gate at each end, thus allowing two-stage controlled passage through the wall. Professor I. A. Richmond suggested that the gateway was constructed to allow trade traffic through the wall some time in or after the fourth century. The gateway was discovered in 1855 and excavated in 1936 and 1988. The structure consists of the 3.7 m wide gateway with two small structures either side. The two cell structures at either side of the gateway measure 4.65 m by 3.25 m, with entrances…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0147, -2.3287
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bardon Mill
- Postcode
- NE47 6NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill — 4.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6421716 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Knag Burn Gateway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knag Burn Gateway?
- Knag Burn Gateway is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 6NN), in the parish of Bardon Mill.
- What is Knag Burn Gateway?
- Knag Burn Gateway in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Knag Burn Gateway?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE47 6NN.
- Is Knag Burn Gateway a protected site?
- Yes — Knag Burn Gateway is part of the Roman Wall Loughs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Knag Burn Gateway?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 6NN.