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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...
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    Milefortlet 11 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western...
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    Milecastle (redirect from Milefortlet)
    to levy taxation on that traffic. A system of milecastles (known as milefortlets) and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's...
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  • Milefortlet 12 (Blitterlees) was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from...
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    of the village, along the coast, is the Roman Milefortlet 21 and the Elizabethan salt pans. Milefortlet 21, now part of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage...
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    a series of milefortlets were constructed to guard the Solway coast beyond the western end of Hadrian's Wall. The remains of Milefortlet 17 are located...
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    passes close to the Salta Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest, Milefortlet 21, a Roman archaeological site, the salt pans, a remnant of the Solway...
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    purposes, the milecastles west of Bowness-on-Solway are referred to as Milefortlets. Hadrian's Wall was probably planned before Hadrian's visit to Britain...
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    Hadrian's Wall to guard against coastal raids from across the Solway Firth. Milefortlet 17 was located at Dubmill, and would have been constructed from turf...
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    a series of milefortlets were built along the Solway plain, extending beyond the western end of Hadrian's Wall. The closest milefortlet to the settlement...
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    by Barrowclough, p. 172. Barrowclough (2010), p. 175. Bewley (1992), pp. 23–47, quoted by Barrowclough, p. 183. Ross (2012), pp. 55–68. Higham & Jones...
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    the Castle Keep, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. The Castle Keep Timeline Archived 23 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine Pons Aelius Brief History Archived 12...
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    as a series of milefortlets were constructed to guard the coast beyond the western end of Hadrian's Wall. The remains of milefortlets 14 and 15 are located...
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    series of milefortlets were constructed beyond the western end of Hadrian's Wall to guard against incursions across the Solway Firth. Milefortlets 13 and...
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    coastal fortlets and towers were re-occupied, such as at Cardurnock (milefortlet 5). The usurpation of Magnentius and his defeat in 353 may have further...
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    was fortified to defend against incursions across the sea, a series of milefortlets were constructed beyond the western end of Hadrian's Wall. Remains of...
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