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Lanercost Priory – Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall loop from Waterhead

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North West England

Lanercost Priory – Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall loop from Waterhead

Moderate

4.7

(7)

57

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Lanercost Priory – Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall loop from Waterhead

04:21

16.2km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

443 m

Turret 49B

Archaeological Site

2

3.12 km

Honesty Snack Shed at Birdoswald

Highlight • Structure

Hikers can refuel or buy snacks (1 pound)

Tip by

3

5.33 km

Resting Spot on Hadrian's Wall Path

Highlight • Rest Area

4

6.10 km

Hare Hill, Hadrian's Wall Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Hare Hill is the tallest surviving section of Hadrian's wall at about 3m high. It may well have survived as this section of the wall was built against in medieval times.

Tip by

5

6.33 km

View Towards Banks

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.05 km

Turret 53B

Archaeological Site

7

8.17 km

Lanercost Priory

Highlight • Religious Site

This impressive Augustinian priory, founded around 1169, is just a stone's throw from Hadrian's Wall. Its ruins tell stories of kings, wars, and pilgrims. King Edward I stayed here in …

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8

11.3 km

Banks Turret – Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Monument

Banks East Turret, also known as Turret 52A, is one of the best-preserved watchtowers along the western section of Hadrian's Wall. Built around 122 AD on the orders of Emperor …

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Tip by

9

11.5 km

Pike Hill Signal Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

A short climb away lies the remains of the Pike Hill Signal Tower, a 2nd-century Roman watchtower strategically located along Stanegate—the military road that preceded the construction of Hadrian's Wall. …

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Tip by

10

13.7 km

Hadrian's Wall and Ditch

Highlight • Monument

Very impressive to see how this wall with the accompanying deep ditch was made at the time.

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Tip by

B

16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.77 km

3.75 km

3.74 km

1.88 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.77 km

3.85 km

3.73 km

1.55 km

211 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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