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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pelutho

  

Pelutho Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pelutho

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Pelutho history

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The area around Pelutho was fortified during the Roman period. A series of milefortlets were constructed to defend against incursions across the Solway Firth. Two of these are located within 2 miles (3 kilometres) of the area.

Pelutho etymology

The name “Pelutho” is derived from the Old Norse pil-oat-haugr, meaning “peeled-oats hill” In the past, the name has been written in several different forms, including Pellathow, Pellothoe and Pollathow.

You can visit Pelutho places with Walkfo Pelutho to hear history at Pelutho’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pelutho has 24 places to visit in our interactive Pelutho map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Pelutho, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Pelutho places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pelutho & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Pelutho places in an interactive Pelutho map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pelutho Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Pelutho historic spots	Pelutho tourist destinations	Pelutho plaques	Pelutho geographic features
Walkfo Pelutho tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pelutho

  

Best Pelutho places to visit

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Pelutho has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Pelutho’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Pelutho’s information audio spots:

Milefortlet 12 Milefortlet 12 is located close to the hamlet of Blitterlees, in the civil parish of Holme Low. Milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade.

Milefortlet 13 Milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall, along the Cumbrian coast. The exact location of Milefortlet 13 is unknown, although two of the nearby turrets (Towers 13A and 13B) have been located and excavated.

Foulsyke Foulsyke is a small hamlet on the boundary between Holme Abbey and Holme St. Cuthbert in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located just under one mile to the east of Pelutho, three-quarters of a mile south-east of Highlaws and two-and-a-half miles south of Abbeytown.

Solfest Solfest is a music and arts festival on the Solway Coast in the North West of England. It is held annually at North Lakes Country Park on the August Bank Holiday weekend. It has grown from a 1,800 capacity event in 2004 to a 10,000 capacity festival.

Holme St Cuthbert Holme St. Cuthbert is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria, United Kingdom. The village is located approximately 23 miles to the south-west of Carlisle, the county’s county town.

Milefortlet 14 Milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall. Site of Milefortlet 14 has never been identified and it may lie beneath the village of Beckfoot.

Milefortlet 15 Milefortlet 15 was a milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian’s Wall. They were contemporary with defensive structures on Hadrian’s Wall. Site has been probably destroyed by coastal erosion.

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