UNESCO World Heritage · North East England
Milecastle 8
In or near Westerhope.
Milecastle 8 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Darrin Antrobus — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blaydon · 2.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Milecastle 8, the nearest railway station is Blaydon, which is 2.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NE5 2BQ. Entry is free, and accessibility information is not provided.
About
Milecastle 8 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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From the Wikipedia article
Milecastle 8 (West Denton) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains are located in West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne. The milecastle has two associated turret structures that are known as turret 8A and turret 8B. The turrets and milecastle were excavated in the 1920s, yielding some pottery and stone carvings, and have since been overlain by modern roads. The exact location of the structures is disputed, with the road hiding any surface traces. The Milecastle forms part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
There is some dispute over the exact location, with one study in 1929 locating it 1627 yd east of Milecastle 9, and historian Madeleine Hope Dodds stating in 1930 that it is 1602 yd from Milecastle 9. The Ordnance Survey uses an average of these positions on its mapping. The site of Milecastle 8 is buried beneath the A69 dual carriageway.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9865, -1.7006
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE5 2BQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Nearest railway station
- Blaydon — 2.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851202 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 8 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 8?
- Milecastle 8 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE5 2BQ), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Milecastle 8?
- Milecastle 8 in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Milecastle 8?
- The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE5 2BQ.
- How do I get to Milecastle 8?
- The nearest railway station is Blaydon, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE5 2BQ.