Milecastle 80 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall. It was excavated in 1973, under the ruins of the Roman fort of Maia, the last Roman fort on the western end of Hadrian's Wall1.
Milecastle 80
Relevant museums
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Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Carlisle -
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland has important displays of artefacts from the Eastern part of the Antonine Wall.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Edinburgh
Nearby sites
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Maia
Maia
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Bowness-on-Solway -
Maia Vicus
Maia Vicus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Bowness-on-Solway -
Turret 79B (Jeffrey Croft)
A turret situated on Hadrian's Wall.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Bowness-on-Solway -
Knockcross Temporary Camp
Knockcross Temporary Camp
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Bowness-on-Solway