Archaeological sites · North East England
Milecastle 44
In or near Greenhead.
Milecastle 44 in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle · 3.5 km
About
Milecastle 44 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: Allolee to Walltown SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Milecastle 44 (Allolee) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY68886694).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Milecastle 44 is located about 1.5 km west of the Great Chesters fort (Aesica). The milecastle survives as a small number of visible facing stones, and a turf-covered bank. The bank measures 3.5 m wide and 0.9 m high. It is a long-axis type measuring 20.3 m north-south by 17.0 m east-west internally. An excavation was made by trenching around the inner face, but no published report is available. The agger of the road leading to the milecastle from the Military Way is visible, measuring 3.5 m wide and 0.2 m high.
Visiting
The remains of the milecastle, the site of Turret 44A, and the remains of Turret 44B, are all accessible via the Hadrian's Wall Path
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9961, -2.4879
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Greenhead
- Postcode
- NE49 9NF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851179 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 44 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 44?
- Milecastle 44 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE49 9NF), in the parish of Greenhead.
- What is Milecastle 44?
- Milecastle 44 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 44?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE49 9NF.
- Is Milecastle 44 a protected site?
- Yes — Milecastle 44 is part of the Allolee to Walltown SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Milecastle 44?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE49 9NF.