Cardurnock

{{Short description|Settlement in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Cardurnock_-_geograph.org.uk_-_601817.jpg

| static_image_caption = Cardurnock

| coordinates = {{coord|54.91|-03.29|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Cardurnock

| population =

| civil_parish = Bowness-on-Solway

| unitary_england = Cumberland

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| metropolitan_borough =

| metropolitan_county =

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = WIGTON

| postcode_district = CA7

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 016973

| os_grid_reference = NY1758

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Allerdale

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

}}

Cardurnock is a small settlement in Cumbria, England. It is by the coast, {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} west of Carlisle. The western extension of the Hadrian's Wall frontier defences once passed through the Cardurnock peninsula, though not the Wall itself.{{cite journal | title =The Western Extension of Hadrian's Wall: Bowness to Cardurnock | jstor =525775 | pages=236–243| last1 =Jones | first1 =G. D. B. | journal =Britannia | year =1976 | volume =7 | doi =10.2307/525775 }} The sites of two small Roman fortlets, Milefortlet 4 and Milefortlet 5, have been located to the north and south of Cardurnock.[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=9613 MILEFORTLET 4] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235140/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=9613 |date=2 December 2013 }}, Pastscape, retrieved 26 November 2013[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=9609 MILEFORTLET 5] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013027/http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=9609 |date=3 December 2013 }}, Pastscape, retrieved 26 November 2013

It is adjacent to the Anthorn Radio Station.

Location

The Building or site itself may lie within the Boundary of more than one Authority.{{cite web |title=Cardurnock (tower 4b) and earlier ditch system and patrol road, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, Bowness - 1016074 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016074 |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=16 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516140051/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016074 |url-status=live }}

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