Milecastle 19, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 19
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#42 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

Area

Gallery (3)

Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Milecastle 19 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Sited just to the east of the hamlet of Matfen Piers, the milecastle is today covered by the B6318 Military Road. The milecastle is notable for the discovery of an altar by Eric Birley in the 1930s. An inscription on the altar is one of the few dedications to a mother goddess found in Roman Britain, and was made by members of the First Cohort of Varduli from northern Spain. The presence of the Vardulians at this milecastle has led to debate amongst archaeologists over the origins of troops used to garrison the wall. A smaller altar was found at one of the two associated turrets. ()

Coordinates: 55°0'42"N, 1°57'25"W

Address

Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Hadrian's Wall

Day trips

Milecastle 19 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Matfen Hall, Aydon Castle, Corbridge Bridge, Corbridge Vicar's Pele.

1.6 miN
Golf
Matfen Hall
41 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Northumberland's picturesque countryside, Matfen Hall emerges as a quintessential British retreat, complete with a championship-standard golf course. This grand country house, transformed into a luxury hotel, spa, and golfing destination, offers...
2.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Aydon Castle, Corbridge
57 min walk • Aydon Castle, previously sometimes called Aydon Hall, is a fortified manor house at Aydon near to the town of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
3.8 miSW
Bridge
Corbridge Bridge, Corbridge
96 min walk • Corbridge Bridge is a 17th-century stone bridge across the River Tyne at Corbridge, Northumberland, England. The bridge used to carry the A68 road over the River Tyne, but since the opening of the Hexham bypass the A68 now crosses by the Styford Bridge, 3 miles downstream of Corbridge.
3.6 miSW
Tower
Corbridge Vicar's Pele, Corbridge
92 min walk • Corbridge Vicar's Pele is a pele tower in the village of Corbridge, Northumberland, England. It was a three-storey defensive pele tower, with one room to each storey, built in the churchyard in 1318, and used as the vicarage for the adjacent church.
3.7 miSW
Area
Corbridge Lion, Corbridge
95 min walk • The Corbridge Lion, Northumberland, England, is an ancient Roman free-standing sandstone sculpture of a male lion standing on a prone animal on a semi-cylindrical coping stone base.
2 miW
Forts and castles
Halton Castle, Hadrian's Wall
51 min walk • Halton Castle is a pele tower and grade I listed building situated close to Hadrian's Wall to the north of the village of Corbridge in Northumberland, England. The tower was first recorded in 1382 and it is still present today. It has four storeys and a basement with a stone vault.
4.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Beaufront Castle, Hadrian's Wall
111 min walk • Beaufront Castle is a privately owned 19th-century country house near Hexham, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building. A pele tower was recorded at Beaufront in 1415.
3.8 miSW
Area
Coria, Hadrian's Wall
97 min walk • Coria was a fort and town 2.5 miles south of Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia at a point where a big Roman north–south road bridged the River Tyne and met another Roman road, which ran east–west between Coria and Luguvalium in the Solway Plain.
2.6 miW
Area
Portgate, Hadrian's Wall
66 min walk • The Portgate was a fortified gateway, constructed as part of Hadrian's Wall where it crossed the Roman road now known as Dere Street, which preceded Hadrian's Wall by around 50 years.
1.7 miW
Area
Milecastle 21, Hadrian's Wall
43 min walk • Milecastle 21 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The site was identified by measurement only, as the milecastle's remains have been totally removed. This is probably due to extensive quarrying at the site, which now lies under pasture.
1.8 miE
Area
Milecastle 17, Hadrian's Wall
47 min walk • Milecastle 17 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located near to the Whittle Dene reservoirs and is visible as a platform in the ground.