Archaeological sites · North East England
Milecastle 4
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Milecastle 4 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Robert Graham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station · 0.1 km
Getting there & planning your visit
Milecastle 4 is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, with the nearest railway station being Central Station, just 0.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE1 1SG. Entry details are not provided, so please check locally for accessibility information.
About
Milecastle 4 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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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
Milecastle 4 (Westgate Road) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist beneath the Newcastle Arts Centre at 67-75 Westgate Road. This position is some way away from its predicted position which is at these coordinates: 54.970440°N 1.608669°W / 54.970440; -1.608669 (Predicted Milecastle 4) The actual location is between the predicted positions of Turrets 4A and 4B, which has led to suggestions that the numbering and positioning of milecastles and turrets on this part of Hadrian's Wall should be reconsidered.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Milecastle 4 was a long-axis milecastle of unknown gateway type. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by either the legio VI Victrix who were based in Eboracum (York), or the Legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester). The milecastle was 14.9 m wide and probably 18 m long. The excavated south wall was 2.7 m wide and bonded with clay. Its foundations were 2.9 m wide (as were those of the east wall and formed of flags (flag foundations are normally associated with broad wall milecastles.) There was evidence to suggest that the southern gateway had been blocked at some time.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9699, -1.6178
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 1SG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Phone
- 0191 809 0711
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station — 0.1 km
- Opening
- Monday - Sunday, 9:30 - 23:30
- Official site
- exit-newcastle.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851176 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 4 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 4?
- Milecastle 4 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 1SG), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Milecastle 4?
- Milecastle 4 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 4?
- The nearest railway station is Central Station, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 1SG.
- How do I get to Milecastle 4?
- The nearest railway station is Central Station, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 1SG.