Milecastle 69 (Sourmilk Bridge) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's...
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A milecastle was a small fort (fortlet), a rectangular fortification built during the period of the Roman Empire. They were placed at intervals of approximately...
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Milecastle 26 (Planetrees) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its position is slightly to the south of, but mostly covered by the B6318 Military...
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Milecastle 70 (Braelees) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall...
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Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Beaumont, Cumbria and Burgh-by-Sands. The site of Milecastle 69 on Hadrian's Wall is thought to lie close to the village. Cumbria portal...
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mile (equivalent to 495 metres (541 yd)) between Milecastles, giving two Turrets between each Milecastle. In the numbering system introduced by John Collingwood...
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military road led from it and followed the Wall, linking its forts and milecastles. The bridge and its fort were built at the north end of Cade's Road,...
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retrieved from the surrounding area. Hadrian's Wall: Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall Milecastle and Wall AD 122 Remains West of the gorge of the River Irthing...
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deployment of auxiliary regiments in Britain was to garrison the forts and milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, outpost forts and supply routes. This focus switched...
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it, may have taken six years to construct. Small guard posts called milecastles were built at mile intervals with an additional two fortified observation...
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would have surely been mentioned (Der Bar Kokhba-Aufstand, 14). Cassius Dio 69, 14.3 Roman History. Many Romans, moreover, perished in this war. Therefore...
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Ala Gallorum Petriana, the sole regiment of this size along the wall. Milecastle 65 was also built on the wall about 1km northwest of the fort. The garrison...
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response was to provide a frontier zone in the western sector of forts and milecastles, built of turf and timber (the "Turf Wall"), the standard construction...
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response was to provide a frontier zone in the western sector of forts and milecastles, built of turf and timber (the "Turf Wall"), the standard construction...
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Cumbrian Coast Forts (North to South) Bibra Alauna Burrow Walls Gabrosentum Milecastles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26...
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