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    Milecastle 23 (Stanley) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, grass covered platform with traces of an external ditch...
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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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    to that of Milecastle 23, Milecastle 24 is assumed to be a long-axis milecastle. The gateway type is unknown, though long-axis milecastles were thought...
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    Milecastle 50 (High House) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY60676601). Milecastle 50 is west of Birdoswald fort. It lies 1391 metres...
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    Soldiers were garrisoned along the line of the wall in large forts, smaller milecastles, and intervening turrets. In addition to the wall's defensive military...
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    Milecastle 16 (Harlow Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located at Harlow Hill, Northumberland. There are no visible...
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    Milecastle 41 (Melkridge) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY73026705). Milecastle 41 is located to the east of Caw Gap. The milecastle...
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    Milecastle 53 (Banks Burn) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY56486460). Milecastle 53 is west of the hamlet of Banks, Cumbria and northeast...
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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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    beside the B6318 Military Road. Like Milecastles 9, 23, 25, and 51, a ditch has been identified around the Milecastle, and is still visible to a small extent...
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    Milecastle 52 (Bankshead) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY57946490). Milecastle 52 is west of Birdoswald fort. It lies 1484 metres...
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    Milecastle 54 (Randylands) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY55066444). Milecastle 54 is on a west-facing hill-slope northwest of the...
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    Milecastle 40 (Winshields) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY74566758). Milecastle 40 is located northwest of Twice Brewed, just below...
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    Milecastle 61 (Wallhead) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY45586088). Milecastle 61 is believed to lie close to Wallhead Farm in the...
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    Milecastle 71 (Wormanby) 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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    Milecastle 13 (Rudchester Burn) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low platform south of the B6318 Military Road. Milecastle...
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    Milecastle 50TW (High House) was a milecastle on the Turf Wall section of Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY60716583). The milecastle is located close to...
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    Milecastle 75 (Easton) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall in...
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    Milecastle 10 (Walbottle Dene) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located near to the modern village of Throckley in Tyne and Wear, northern...
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    Milecastle 7 (Benwell Bank or Benwell Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle itself has not been discovered by archaeologists...
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    Milecastle 12 (Heddon) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains lay under Town Farm, Heddon-on-the-Wall, (just opposite the farm house)...
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    Milefortlet 23 (Sea Brows) was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the...
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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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  • Muddle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 7, 2020. Easton, Nina J. (June 23, 1991). "A look inside Hollywood and the movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved...
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  • (featuring Roman cavalry tournament) Sites and archaeology featured: Milecastle 37 Barracks of Chesters Bridge Fort Ribchester Roman Cavalry Fort Vindolanda...
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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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    ISBN 978-90-04-18299-8, p. 375 Historia Augusta, Life of Hadrian, 3.7 In 23 BC Augustus handed a similar ring to his heir apparent, Agrippa: see Judith...
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    on the move, to elaborate permanent stone constructions, notably the milecastles of Hadrian's Wall. Roman forts were generally rectangular with rounded...
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    point at Limestone Corner, and just over a mile west of the nearest milecastle, Milecastle 30. Only the fort's earthworks are now visible, the Wall at this...
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    expansion, particularly the large network of Roman roads and the many milecastles, made the measuring rod an indispensable part of both the military and...
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