Archaeological sites · North East England
Milecastle 40
In or near Bardon Mill.
Milecastle 40 in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill · 4.6 km
About
Milecastle 40 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: 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 40 (Winshields) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY74566758).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Milecastle 40 is located northwest of Twice Brewed, just below the top of Winshields. The milecastle can be seen as turf-covered rubble banks up to 1.0 metre high.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0022, -2.3992
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Henshaw
- Postcode
- NE47 7AW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Bardon Mill — 4.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16156553 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 40 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 40?
- Milecastle 40 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE47 7AW), in the parish of Henshaw.
- What is Milecastle 40?
- Milecastle 40 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 40?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE47 7AW.
- Is Milecastle 40 a protected site?
- Yes — Milecastle 40 is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Roman Wall Escarpments SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Milecastle 40?
- The nearest railway station is Bardon Mill, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE47 7AW.