Roman villas · North East England
Milecastle 28
In or near Newbrough.
Milecastle 28 in England North East, United Kingdom.
John Mcquade — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hexham · 7.2 km
About
Milecastle 28 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 28 (Walwick) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall in England. No remains are currently visible. Its location is immediately to the south of the B6318 Military Road in Walwick.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Milecastle 28 was probably a long-axis milecastle, though the gateway type cannot be identified. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by the legio VI Victrix who were based in Eboracum (York), or by the legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester).
Visiting
The sites of Milecastle 28 and Turret 28A are not publicly accessible. The site of Turret 28B lies just off the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0292, -2.1530
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Humshaugh
- Postcode
- NE46 4BJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Hexham — 7.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851166 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 28 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 28?
- Milecastle 28 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE46 4BJ), in the parish of Humshaugh.
- What is Milecastle 28?
- Milecastle 28 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 28?
- The nearest railway station is Hexham, about 7.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE46 4BJ.
- How do I get to Milecastle 28?
- The nearest railway station is Hexham, about 7.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE46 4BJ.