Hadrians Wall Milecastle and Turrets Hadrians Wall, Milecastle and Turrets is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1967. A Roman Military structure.
Hadrians Wall Milecastle and Turrets Hadrians Wall, Milecastle and Turrets
- WRENN ID
- crooked-grate-laurel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 November 1967
- Type
- Military structure
- Address
- Hadrians Wall Milecastle and Turrets Hadrians Wall, Milecastle and Turrets, B 6318, Thirlwall
- OS grid reference
- NY 638 662
- Coordinates
- 54.98948, -2.56675
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hadrian's Wall Milecastle and Turrets, located in Thirlwall, date back to AD 122 and were reconstructed in AD 205. The milecastle, numbered 47, along with turrets 47A and 47B, features a rubble core with dressed stone faces. The wall runs west from Holmhead to Gilsland, with several short sections of approximately 1.0 metre high wall masonry present. These are the remains of the milecastle and turrets, which are designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Hadrians Wall Milecastle and Turrets Hadrians Wall, Milecastle and Turrets sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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