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...

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...

Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY76066773). Milecastle 39 is located northeast of Once Brewed. The excavated...

Milecastle 52 (Bankshead) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY57946490). Milecastle 52 is west of Birdoswald fort. It lies 1484 metres...

Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn), is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY6340666195). Its remains lie near the village of Gilsland in Cumbria...

Milecastle 42 (Cawfields) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY7157466692). Milecastle 42 is on a steep south-facing slope, 10 metres south...

Milecastle 33 (Shield on the Wall) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall, one of a series of small fortlets built at intervals of approximately...

Milecastle 16 (Harlow Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located at Harlow Hill, Northumberland, England. There are...

Milecastle 14 (March Burn) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low (maximum 0.4 metres (1.3 ft) on the west side) platform...

Milecastle 24 (Wall Fell) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low platform, and are located to the south of the B6318...

Milecastle 46 (Carvoran) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY66466601). Milecastle 46 is just west of the Vallum deviation, north of...

Milecastle 60 (High Strand) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall...

Milecastle 45 (Walltown) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY67716657). Milecastle 45 is located on the top of Walltown Crags. The walls...

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...

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...

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...

54.990793; -2.594987 Milecastle 49 (Harrows Scar) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY6202866407). Milecastle 49 is immediately west...

Milecastle 51 (Wall Bowers) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY59306549). Milecastle 51 is west of Birdoswald fort (grid reference NY59306549)...

Milecastle 2 (Walker) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains are currently visible, having been built over, but its probable location...

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...

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...

Milecastle 0 is a possible milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall which may have preexisted the fort of Segedunum. Although its existence has been suggested...

Milecastle 59 (Old Wall) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY48546174). Milecastle 59 is on level ground 450 metres east of the hamlet...

Milecastle 44 (Allolee) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY68886694). Milecastle 44 is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 miles) west...

Milecastle 65 (Tarraby) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY40855793). Milecastle 65 is located about 1 km northwest of the Roman fort...

Milecastle 19 (Matfen Piers) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Sited just to the east of the hamlet of Matfen Piers, the milecastle is today...

Milecastle 64 (Drawdykes) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY41775874). Milecastle 64 is 100 metres west of Brunstock Beck on the waste...

Milecastle 8 (West Denton) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains are located in West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne. The milecastle has...

Milecastle 38 (Hotbank) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall in the vicinity of Hotbank Farm, (grid reference NY77276813). It is notable for the joint inscription...

Milecastle 34 (Grindon) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains, but the site is within a small, tree-filled, walled...