Farms (open to visitors) · North East England
Milecastle 38
In or near Bardon Mill.
Milecastle 38 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Quinn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill · 3.7 km
- Family-friendly
About
Milecastle 38 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
Milecastle 38 (Hotbank) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm, (grid reference NY77276813). It is notable for the joint inscription bearing the names of the emperor Hadrian and Aulus Platorius Nepos, the governor of Britannia at the time the Wall was built.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The site of Milecastle 38 is in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm, Little remains of the milecastle except rubble walls outlined by robber trenches.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0073, -2.3568
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bardon Mill
- Postcode
- NE47 7AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill — 3.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851174 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 38 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 38?
- Milecastle 38 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 7AH), in the parish of Bardon Mill.
- What is Milecastle 38?
- Milecastle 38 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 38?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE47 7AH.
- Is Milecastle 38 a protected site?
- Yes — Milecastle 38 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 Milecastle 38?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 7AH.