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Harrow's Scar Milecastle – Hadrian's Wall loop from Gilsland

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Harrow's Scar Milecastle – Hadrian's Wall loop from Gilsland

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January 5, 2025

Harrow's Scar Milecastle – Hadrian's Wall loop from Gilsland

Moderate

03:49

14.0km

3.7km/h

200m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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661 m

Birdoswald Roman Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

Birdoswald Roman Fort is the site of the longest surviving stretch of Hadrian's Wall. Managed by English Heritage, there's plenty to discover with exhibitions and lovely walking trails in the …

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1.20 km

Harrow's Scar Milecastle and Hadrian's Wall

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2.22 km

Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Monument

On each site where you visit the remains of Hadrian's Wall you see what hard labour this required. Many men must have suffered greatly while working on this wall.

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2.53 km

Turret 48A (Willowford East) – Hadrian's Wall

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A turret was a small watch tower, incorporated into the curtain wall of Hadrian's Wall. The turrets were normally spaced at intervals of one third of a Roman mile (equivalent …

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2.64 km

Willowford on Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful scenery, impressive how the wall was built.

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5.06 km

Hadrian's Wall Ditch

Highlight • Monument

Here you can see the moat that lay in front of the stone wall of Hadrian's Wall, particularly impressive.

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5.79 km

Juniper Cottage Honesty Box

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Life-saving Blister packs and great flapjacks

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6.14 km

With border war raging, life in Northumberland was dangerous between 1300 and 1600. Wealthy families like the Thirlwalls protected themselves by building strongholds like Thirlwall Castle. Built during the 12th …

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14.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.11 km

3.95 km

3.92 km

1.59 km

406 m

Surfaces

4.16 km

3.90 km

2.68 km

1.83 km

873 m

549 m

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Highest point (210 m)

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Harrow's Scar Milecastle – Hadrian's Wall loop from Gilsland

Birdoswald Roman Fort

Harrow's Scar Milecastle and Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall

Turret 48A (Willowford East) – Hadrian's Wall

Willowford on Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall Ditch

Juniper Cottage Honesty Box

Thirlwall Castle Ruins

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