Milecastle 33, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 33
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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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. ()

Coordinates: 55°1'48"N, 2°16'25"W

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Milecastle 33 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crag Lough, Broomlee Lough, Limestone Corner, Housesteads Roman Fort.

4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crag Lough, Hadrian's Wall
103 min walk • Crag Lough is an inland lake at the southern edge of Northumberland National Park, 2.5 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 0.5 miles north of the B6318 Military Road in Northumberland, northern England.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Broomlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
58 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.
3.2 miE
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Limestone Corner, Hadrian's Wall
83 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.
2.5 miSW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Housesteads Roman Fort, Haltwhistle
65 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Greenlee Lough, Hadrian's Wall
81 min walk • Greenlee Lough is a lough or lake and national nature reserve 3 miles north of Bardon Mill, and 1.5 miles north of the B6318 road in Northumberland, northern England.
3.6 miE
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Milecastle 29, Hadrian's Wall
93 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.
2 miE
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Carrawburgh, Hadrian's Wall
52 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'.
2.6 miSW
Museum, Area
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall
66 min walk • Housesteads Roman Fort is the remains of an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, at Housesteads, Northumberland, England, south of Broomlee Lough.
1.8 miS
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Stanegate, Hadrian's Wall
45 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.
2.8 miE
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Milecastle 30, Hadrian's Wall
71 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.
1.3 miW
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Milecastle 35, Hadrian's Wall
35 min walk • Milecastle 35 is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall. The remains still exist as exposed masonry.