Where is Milecastle 53?

Milecastle 53 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA8 2JJ), in the parish of Burtholme.

How do I get to Milecastle 53?

The nearest railway station is Brampton, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA8 2JJ.

Is Milecastle 53 a protected site?

Yes — Milecastle 53 is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Milecastle 53?

The nearest railway station is Brampton, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA8 2JJ.

Roman villas · North West England

Milecastle 53

In or near Bewcastle.

Milecastle 53 in England North East, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Brampton · 4.9 km

Milecastle 53 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

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Milecastle 53 (Banks Burn) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY56486460).

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

Milecastle 53 is west of the hamlet of Banks, Cumbria and northeast of Lanercost Priory. It lies 1520 metres west of Milecastle 52 and 1436 metres east of Milecastle 54. There is no trace of the milecastle visible. The tall section of Hadrian's Wall at Hare Hill (standing to a height of about 2.7 metres) is just 80 metres west of Milecastle 53 ().

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.9741, -2.6813
District: Cumberland
Parish: Burtholme
Postcode: CA8 2JJ
Parliamentary constituency: Carlisle
Nearest railway station: Brampton — 4.9 km

Sources

wikidata: Q6851189 (CC0)
wikipedia: Milecastle 53 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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