Archaeological sites · North East England
Milecastle 16
In or near Horsley.
Milecastle 16 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe · 4.9 km
About
Milecastle 16 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 16 (Harlow Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located at Harlow Hill, Northumberland, England. There are no visible surface remains of the milecastle or either of its associated turrets.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
No details are known about the type of construction of this milecastle. Milecastle 16 is visible on the ground as a slight platform in a field adjacent to the south of the B6318 Military Road. view of the site of Milecastle 16 at Harlow Hill shrunken Medieval village on Hadrian's Wall]]
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0092, -1.8797
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Stamfordham
- Postcode
- NE15 0QE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Prudhoe — 4.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851151 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 16 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 16?
- Milecastle 16 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE15 0QE), in the parish of Stamfordham.
- What is Milecastle 16?
- Milecastle 16 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 16?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE15 0QE.
- How do I get to Milecastle 16?
- The nearest railway station is Prudhoe, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE15 0QE.