Milecastle 26, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 26
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#53 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 26 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its position is slightly to the south of, but mostly covered by the B6318 Military Road. and it is located around 700 metres east of the B6318 Military Road's junction with the A6079. No visible traces exist currently. The dimensions are the same as Milecastles 23, 24, and 25. ()

Coordinates: 55°1'18"N, 2°7'0"W

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Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

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Milecastle 26 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall Path, Chollerford Bridge.

1 miNW
Museum
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham
26 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
0.9 miW
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Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall
24 min walk • Cilurnum or Cilurvum was a fort on Hadrian's Wall mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum. It is now identified with the fort found at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland, England. It was built in 123 AD, just after the wall's completion.
0.8 miNW
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Hadrian's Wall Path, Hadrian's Wall
21 min walk • Hadrian's Wall Path is a long-distance footpath in the north of England, which became the 15th National Trail in 2003. It runs for 84 miles, from Wallsend on the east coast of England to Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast.
0.6 miNW
Bridge
Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
17 min walk • Chollerford Bridge is a stone bridge that replaced an earlier medieval bridge crossing the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
~940 ftE
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Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall
5 min walk • Planetrees is an extant section of Hadrian's Wall named after the farm located around 250 metres to the west. The surviving section is 35 metres in length.
0.9 miW
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Milecastle 27, Hadrian's Wall
24 min walk • Milecastle 27 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It was located on the line of Hadrian's Wall, approximately midway between the A6079 and the River North Tyne.
0.9 miE
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Milecastle 25, Hadrian's Wall
24 min walk • Milecastle 25 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low platform, and are located to the south of the B6318 Military Road, nearly 5 kilometres to the west of its junction with the A68.
0.9 miW
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Chesters Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
23 min walk • Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of Cilurnum on Hadrian's Wall.

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Nearby attractions include Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall (5 min walk), Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall (17 min walk), Hadrian's Wall Path, Hadrian's Wall (21 min walk), Chesters Bridge, Hadrian's Wall (23 min walk).