Milecastle 3 (Ouseburn) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains exist, but it was thought to have been located at the junction of the...
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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 4 (Westgate Road) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist beneath the Newcastle Arts Centre at 67-75 Westgate Road...
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Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY76066773). Milecastle 39 is located northeast of Once Brewed. The excavated...
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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...
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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 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 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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54.990793; -2.594987 Milecastle 49 (Harrows Scar) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY6202866407). Milecastle 49 is immediately west...
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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...
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Milecastle 21 (Down Hill) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The site was identified by measurement only, as the milecastle's remains have been...
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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...
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Milecastle 27 (Low Brunton) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It was located on the line of Hadrian's Wall, approximately midway between the...
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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 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...
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Milecastle 51 (Wall Bowers) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY59306549). Milecastle 51 is west of Birdoswald fort (grid reference NY59306549)...
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Milecastle 20 (Halton Shields) was one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NZ01886868). It is situated in the hamlet of Halton Shields...
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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 17 (Welton/Whittledean) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located near to the Whittle Dene reservoirs and is...
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Milecastle 29 (Tower Tye) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches...
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remains of Milecastle 35 are on the east-facing slope of Sewingshields Crags and survive as stone foundations. The milecastle measures 18.3 metres by 15...
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Milecastle 6 (Benwell Grove) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. The exact location of this milecastle is unknown but the wall in this area runs...
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Milecastle 22 (Portgate) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a low, turf covered platform just east of the Portgate roundabout...
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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 48 (Poltross Burn) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY6340666195). Its remains lie near the village of Gilsland in Cumbria...
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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...
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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 46 (Carvoran) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY66466601). Milecastle 46 is just west of the Vallum deviation, north of...
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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 36 (King's Hill) was one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY79726931). There is little to see on the ground as most of the...
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