Milecastle 70, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 70
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#111 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 70 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall. ()

Coordinates: 54°55'17"N, 3°0'48"W

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Milecastle 70 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlisle Castle, Brunton Park, Raydale Park, Tullie House.

3.3 miSE
Grand 12th-century fortress and prison
Carlisle Castle, Carlisle
84 min walk • Carlisle Castle is in Carlisle, in the English county of Cumbria, near the ruins of Hadrian's Wall. The castle is over 900 years old and has been the scene of many historical episodes in British history.
4.3 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Brunton Park, Carlisle
111 min walk • Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 1953 and the stadium flooded completely in 2005 and again in 2015.
5.5 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Raydale Park, Gretna Green
140 min walk • Raydale Park is a football stadium in Gretna, Scotland. It is home to Lowland League side Gretna 2008 and now has a capacity of 1,030. Raydale formerly served as the home ground of Gretna until the club resigned from the Scottish Football League in 2008.
3.4 miSE
Art museum, Museum, History museum
Tullie House, Carlisle
87 min walk • Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Carlisle, England. Opened by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893, the original building is a converted Jacobean mansion, with extensions added when it was converted. At first the building contained the museum and also a library, an art school and a technical school.
3.5 miSE
Music venue, Nightlife, Market
Carlisle Market Hall, Carlisle
90 min walk • Carlisle Market Hall is a market hall located in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was built between 1887-1889 for Carlisle Corporation by Arthur Cawston and Joseph Graham, both of Westminster, with ironwork manufactured by Cowans, Sheldon & Company.
1.4 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Hadrian's Wall
37 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.2 miSE
54°53'52"N • 2°56'33"W
Cumbria's Museum of Military Life, Carlisle
83 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.1 miSE
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Milecastle 66, Carlisle
81 min walk • Milecastle 66 was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall.
3.6 miSE
54°53'16"N • 2°56'38"W
The Source Collective, Carlisle
92 min walk • Theater, Museum, Bars and clubs
1.5 miW
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Aballava, Hadrian's Wall
38 min walk • Aballava or Aballaba was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Petriana to the east and Coggabata to the west.
2.5 miSE
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Milecastle 67, Carlisle
63 min walk • Milecastle 67 is a conjectured milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The site of the milecastle has been calculated from measurement to known milecastle sites, but no remains providing proof of its existence have been identified, though Roman coins were found in 1861, during the digging of the adjacent railway cutting.

Milecastle 70, Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 70 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)