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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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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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 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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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 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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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 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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