Carrawburgh, Hadrian's Wall

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

#26 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita. This name is probably based on the Celtic name for the place, and one possible translation put forward is 'badger holes'. The fort there was a mile or so west of the Wall's northernmost point at Limestone Corner, and just over a mile west of the nearest milecastle, Milecastle 30. The fort either used the Wall itself as its northern rampart, or was built parallel to it but detached. It certainly postdates both the Wall and the vallum. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°2'10"N, 2°13'23"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Limestone Corner, Milecastle 30, Milecastle 31, Milecastle 32.

1.2 miE
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Limestone Corner, Hadrian's Wall
31 min walk • Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military.
0.7 miE
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Milecastle 30, Hadrian's Wall
19 min walk • Milecastle 30 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as an outward-facing scarp with a maximum height of 0.8 metres. Masonry from the east wall remains in situ. The remaining stretch is 3.1 metres in length by 2.25 metres thick, and survives to a height of 0.6 metres.
~1560 ftW
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Milecastle 31, Hadrian's Wall
8 min walk • Milecastle 31 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a turf covered platform beside the B6318 Military Road, just to the east of Carrawburgh fort.
1.1 miW
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Milecastle 32, Hadrian's Wall
29 min walk • Milecastle 32 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as earthworks and with no exposed masonry. The layout of the milecastle walls is defined by robber trenches to a maximum depth of 0.3 metres.