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...

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...

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

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 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 35 (Sewingshields) is one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY80497018). The remains still exist as exposed masonry. The...

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...

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...

north-east, joining the Irthing at Gilsland. The well-preserved Roman Milecastle 48, a feature of Hadrian's Wall once known locally as The King's Stables...

Milecastle 30. Also present is a trig point. The B6318 Military Road also runs through Limestone Corner, as does the Military Way, serving Milecastle...

13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) N/A Roman cavalry special Sites and archaeology featured: Milecastle 37 Barracks of Chesters Bridge Fort Ribchester Roman Cavalry Fort Vindolanda...

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,...

Simon (1991). Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Bdd Promotional Book Co. pp. 22–34. ISBN 9780792456339. Else, David & Sandra Bardwell, Belinda Dixon, Peter Dragicevich...

on the Epigraphic Database Roma) Morwood 2013, pp. 5 & 43. Opper 2008, p. 34. On the numerous senatorial families from Spain residing at Rome and its vicinity...

for its sulphurous spa waters, is close by to the north. Poltross Burn Milecastle, a strongpoint of Hadrian's Wall once known locally as The King's Stables...

on the move, to elaborate permanent stone constructions, notably the milecastles of Hadrian's Wall. Roman forts were generally rectangular with rounded...

expansion, particularly the large network of Roman roads and the many milecastles, made the measuring rod an indispensable part of both the military and...

it, may have taken six years to construct. Small guard posts called milecastles were built at mile intervals with an additional two fortified observation...

of the nearby coastline. It was built over the site of the eightieth milecastle. The fort was originally built with a turf and clay rampart, similar to...

and vallum between the River Irthing and the field boundaries east of milecastle 50 Listed on the National Heritage List for England". Historic England...

structures of the Wall, and by about 1930 it had become standard, using the milecastle located to the east. Examples are T33a or Turret 26B (Brunton). His interest...

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...

Handbook to the Roman Wall, with the Cumbrian coast and outpost forts, page 34. H. Hill Historic England, "Monument No. 1009473", Research records (formerly...

Handbook to the Roman Wall, with the Cumbrian coast and outpost forts, page 34. H. Hill Historic England, "Tower 9A (9635)", Research records (formerly PastScape)...

Historic England, "Railway Bridge across the Poltross Burn, north of Milecastle 48, Hadrian's wall, Upper Denton (1045226)", National Heritage List for...

K. S., Richmond, I. A. and Simpson, F. Gerald. (1952) "Turrets and milecastles between Burgh-by-Sands and Bowness-on-Solway." Transactions of the Cumberland...

54°59′22″N 2°34′00″W / 54.989472°N 2.566743°W / 54.989472; -2.566743 (Hadrian's Wall Milecastle and Turrets Hadrians Wall, Milecastle and Turrets)...

elegant bridge with four arches supported on three substantial river piers, 34 feet (10.4 m) apart. Its overall length was 189 feet (57.6 m) and was intended...