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Milecastle 50, Hadrian's Wall

#67 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Coordinates: 54°59'14"N, 2°36'58"W
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Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

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Milecastle 50 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birdoswald Roman Fort, Banna, Milecastle 49, Milecastle 51.

  • birdoswald roman fort brampton0.6 miE
    Museum

    Birdoswald Roman Fort, Brampton

    15 min walk • Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below.

  • banna hadrians wall0.6 miE
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    Banna, Hadrian's Wall

    15 min walk • Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the River Irthing in Cumbria below.

  • milecastle 49 hadrians wall0.9 miE
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    Milecastle 49, Hadrian's Wall

    23 min walk • Milecastle 49 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.

  • milecastle 51 hadrians wall0.9 miW
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    Milecastle 51, Hadrian's Wall

    24 min walk • Milecastle 51 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.

  • milecastle 50tw hadrians wall~1690 ftSW
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    Milecastle 50TW, Hadrian's Wall

    9 min walk • Milecastle 50TW was a milecastle on the Turf Wall section of Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located close to the Birdoswald Roman Fort and is unique in that it was not replaced by a stone milecastle when the turf wall was upgraded to stone, the replacement wall instead running some 200m to the north.

  • borders of the roman empire hadrians wall0.7 miNE
    54°59'33"N • 2°36'4"W

    Borders of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall

    18 min walk • The borders of the Roman Empire, which fluctuated throughout the empire's history, were realised as a combination of military roads and linked forts, natural frontiers and man-made fortifications which separated the lands of the empire from the countries beyond.

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Which popular attractions are close to Milecastle 50?

Nearby attractions include Milecastle 50TW, Hadrian's Wall (9 min walk), Banna, Hadrian's Wall (15 min walk), Birdoswald Roman Fort, Brampton (15 min walk), Borders of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall (18 min walk).

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