Aesica, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Aesica
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#143 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Aesica was a Roman fort, one and a half miles north of the small town of Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. It was the ninth fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Vercovicium to the east and Magnis to the west. Its purpose was to guard the Caw Gap, where the Haltwhistle Burn crosses the Wall. The B6318 Military Road passes about half a mile to the south of the fort. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°59'42"N, 2°27'50"W

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Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

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Aesica – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alloa Lea Quarry Cave, Bellister Castle, Thirlwall Castle, Milecastle 41.

1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Alloa Lea Quarry Cave, Hadrian's Wall
35 min walk • Alloa Lea Quarry Cave is a short cave in the Five Yard Limestone of the Alston Block in Northumberland, England. It is situated in an old quarry on the road between Alloa Lea and Walltown. The total length of the cave is 10m.
2.4 miS
Forts and castles
Bellister Castle
62 min walk • Bellister Castle is a National Trust owned castellated 19th-century mansion house attached to the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
2.7 miW
Forts and castles
Thirlwall Castle, Hadrian's Wall
70 min walk • Thirlwall Castle is a 12th-century castle in Northumberland, England, on the bank of the River Tipalt close to the village of Greenhead and approximately 20 miles west of Hexham.
1.6 miE
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Milecastle 41, Hadrian's Wall
42 min walk • Milecastle 41 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
0.9 miW
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Milecastle 44, Hadrian's Wall
25 min walk • Milecastle 44 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
2.6 miE
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Milecastle 40, Hadrian's Wall
67 min walk • Milecastle 40 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
1.7 miW
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Milecastle 45, Hadrian's Wall
43 min walk • Milecastle 45 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
2.5 miW
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Magnae Carvetiorum, Hadrian's Wall
64 min walk • Magnis or Magna or Magnae Carvetiorum was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England.
0.7 miE
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Milecastle 42, Hadrian's Wall
19 min walk • Milecastle 42 is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
2.5 miW
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Milecastle 46, Hadrian's Wall
64 min walk • Milecastle 46 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
2 miS
Bridge
Alston Arches Viaduct, Haltwhistle
52 min walk • Alston Arches Viaduct, also known as Haltwhistle Viaduct, is a stone bridge across the River South Tyne at Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England.