Milecastle 32, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 32
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#97 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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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. The north wall is beneath a modern wall. ()

Coordinates: 55°1'57"N, 2°15'3"W

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Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

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Milecastle 32 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chipchase Castle, Broomlee Lough, Milecastle 33, Limestone Corner.

4 miNE
Forts and castles
Chipchase Castle
101 min walk • Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Broomlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
81 min walk • Broomlee Lough is an inland lake in Northumberland, England at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park. The lough lies immediately north of the course of Hadrian's Wall. Old legends portray the lake as a repository of hidden treasure.
0.9 miW
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Milecastle 33, Hadrian's Wall
24 min walk • Milecastle 33 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall, one of a series of small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along the length of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern England.
2.3 miE
Area
Limestone Corner, Hadrian's Wall
59 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.
3.4 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle
88 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
2.7 miE
Area
Milecastle 29, Hadrian's Wall
70 min walk • Milecastle 29 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches around all sides, and are located beside the B6318 Military Road.
1.1 miE
Area
Carrawburgh, Hadrian's Wall
29 min walk • 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'.
3.5 miSW
Museum, Area
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall
88 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
2.3 miSW
Area
Stanegate, Hadrian's Wall
58 min walk • The Stanegate was an important Roman road built in what is now northern England. It linked many forts including two that guarded important river crossings: Corstopitum on the River Tyne in the east, and situated on Dere Street, and Luguvalium on the River Eden in the west.
1.9 miE
Area
Milecastle 30, Hadrian's Wall
48 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.
4 miN
Bridge
Wark Bridge
103 min walk • Wark Bridge is an iron bridge over the River North Tyne at Wark on Tyne in Northumberland.