Milecastle 27, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 27
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#145 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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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. Its remains survive as a slight squarish platform with a maximum height of 0.4 metres, but it is poorly defined to the north and east. ()

Coordinates: 55°1'34"N, 2°8'20"W

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Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

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Milecastle 27 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~860 ftN
Museum
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham
5 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
~20 ftW
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Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall
1 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.
0.6 miNE
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Hadrian's Wall Path, Hadrian's Wall
15 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.
0.5 miNE
Bridge
Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
14 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.
0.9 miE
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Milecastle 26, Hadrian's Wall
24 min walk • 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.
1.1 miE
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Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall
29 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 28, Hadrian's Wall
24 min walk • Milecastle 28 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall in England. No remains are currently visible. Its location is immediately to the south of the B6318 Military Road in Walwick.
~410 ftSE
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Chesters Bridge, Hadrian's Wall
2 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 Cilurnum, Hadrian's Wall (1 min walk), Chesters Bridge, Hadrian's Wall (2 min walk), Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, Hexham (5 min walk), Chollerford Bridge, Hadrian's Wall (14 min walk).

Milecastle 27, Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 27 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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