Halton Shields
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Halton Shields
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 29 Oct 2008
Hamlet on the Military Road, B6318 built on the site of Roman Milecastle 20, one of the fortifications along the line of Hadrian's Wall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrians_Wall. Hadrians Wall National Trail which runs 135 km from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall/ follows the footway on the opposite side of the road at this point.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.012582
Longitude
-1.973074