Milecastle 78, Hadrian's Wall

Name: Milecastle 78
Address: Hadrian's Wall, United Kingdom

#69 among attractions in Hadrian's Wall

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Milecastle 78 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall. ()

Coordinates: 54°56'28"N, 3°10'45"W

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Hadrian's Wall United Kingdom

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Milecastle 78 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Galabank, St Michael's Church, Devil's Porridge Exhibition, Lochmaben Stone.

4.9 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Galabank, Annan
126 min walk • Galabank is a football stadium in the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Annan Athletic, who have played there since 1953.
1.6 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Hadrian's Wall
40 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.1 miN
54°59'7"N • 3°10'11"W
Devil's Porridge Exhibition, Eastriggs
79 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5 miNE
Archaeological site
Lochmaben Stone, Gretna Green
128 min walk • The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney in Dumfries & Galloway in Scotland. The area is also known as Stormont.
1.6 miSE
Area
Coggabata, Hadrian's Wall
41 min walk • Coggabata, or Congavata / Concavata, was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Aballava to the east and Mais to the west. It was built on a hill commanding views over the flatter land to the east and west and to the shore of the Solway Firth to the north.
1.5 miNW
Area
Mais, Hadrian's Wall
38 min walk • Maia, or Mais, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth.
3 miW
Area
Milefortlet 2, Hadrian's Wall
76 min walk • Milefortlet 2 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
3.7 miW
Area
Milefortlet 3, Hadrian's Wall
95 min walk • Milefortlet 3 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
4.5 miW
Area
Milefortlet 4, Hadrian's Wall
115 min walk • Milefortlet 4 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
5 miSW
Area
Milefortlet 5, Hadrian's Wall
128 min walk • Milefortlet 5 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.
2.4 miSE
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Milecastle 75, Hadrian's Wall
62 min walk • Milecastle 75 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall in England.