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Location

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Glasson
  • geo:54.939072,-3.166757

Period or year

  • not yet provided

Classification

  • building
  • Visible

Identifiers

Hadrian’s Wall, Vallum  Aelium,  Vallum Hadriani - Segment XVI

data access 27489

Hadrian’s Wall, Vallum  Aelium,  Vallum Hadriani

Segment XVI
Aballava to Congabata to Maia
Burgh-by-Sands to Bowness-on-Solway

Mile Castles: 73 - 80

Built:  122-128
Segment Length: 7.3 miles, 11.8  km

Mile Castles and turrets whose location and size can be documented are shown in outline form.

See:  http://www.northofthetyne.co.uk/HWC17.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall
http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.com/2010/11/40-reverse-engineering-vallum.html

Relevant museums

  • 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

  • Milecastle 77 (Raven Bank)
    A milecastle situated on Hadrian's Wall.
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Glasson
  • Milecastle 78 (Kirkland)
    A milecastle situated on Hadrian's Wall.
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Port Carlisle
  • Turret 78A (Kirkland)
    A turret situated on Hadrian's Wall.
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Port Carlisle
  • Turret 76A (Drumburgh)
    A turret situated on Hadrian's Wall.
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Drumburgh

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Randal Gilbert (2016-06-07) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/27489
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Gilbert, R. , Hadrian’s Wall, Vallum  Aelium,  Vallum Hadriani - Segment XVI. https://vici.org/vici/27489, accessed 2026-11-12.