Hadrians Wall, Milcastles and Turrets is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 November 1967. A Roman Archaeological site.

Hadrians Wall, Milcastles and Turrets

WRENN ID
spare-stronghold-weasel
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland National Park
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 November 1967
Type
Archaeological site
Period
Roman
Address
Hadrians Wall, Milcastles and Turrets, B 6318, Simonburn
OS grid reference
NY 818 705
Coordinates
55.02898, -2.28604
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hadrian's Wall, including milecastles 30, 31, 34, and 35, as well as turrets 29B, 30A, 30B, 33B, 34A, and 35A, dates back to AD 122 and was reconstructed in AD 205. The structure features a rubble core with dressed stone faces. The wall runs through two sections of Simonburn parish: from near Black Carts Farm to Brocolita Roman Fort, and from near Shield on the Wall to Sewingshields Crags. There are several well-preserved sections of wall masonry that stand between 1.0 to 1.5 metres high. Remains of milecastles 30 and 35 and turret 35A are present, while the other milecastles and turrets are represented by their sites. These structures are designated as Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

Local climate

Hadrians Wall, Milcastles and Turrets sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% 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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