Cardurnock

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Cardurnock
Cumberland

Cardurnock
Location
Grid reference: NY172588
Location: 54°55’2"N, 3°17’33"W
Data
Post town: Wigton
Postcode: CA7
Dialling code: 016973
Local Government
Council: Cumberland
Parliamentary
constituency:
Workington

Cardurnock is a small village on the coast of Cumberland. It stands on the shore of the Solway Firth, twelve miles west of the county town, Carlisle.

The western extension of Hadrian's Wall once passed through the Cardurnock.[1] The sites of two small Roman fortlets, Milefortlet 4 and Milefortlet 5, have been located to the north and south of Cardurnock.[2][3]

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References

  1. The Western Extension of Hadrian's Wall: Bowness to Cardurnock. pp. 236–243. 
  2. National Monuments Record: No. 9613 – Milefortlet 4
  3. National Monuments Record: No. 9609 – Milefortlet 5