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- with the Milecastles. Turrets standing between milefortlets are referred to as towers. Milecastles are numbered from 1 (the easternmost Milecastle) to 80...
- the milecastles and turrets. Breeze discusses three theories about the soldiers on Hadrian's Wall. Firstly, these soldiers who manned the milecastles and...
- Milecastle 39 (Castle Nick) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY76066773). Milecastle 39 is located northeast of Once Brewed. The excavated...
- mile (equivalent to 495 metres (541 yd)) between Milecastles, giving two Turrets between each Milecastle. In the numbering system introduced by John Collingwood...
- positioning of milecastles and turrets on this part of Hadrian's Wall should be reconsidered. Milecastle 4 was a long-axis milecastle of unknown gateway...
- beside the B6318 Military Road. Like Milecastles 9, 23, 25, and 51, a ditch has been identified around the Milecastle, and is still visible to a small extent...
- 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 72 (Fauld Farm) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall...
- Milecastle 74 (Burgh Marsh) was one of a series of milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall...
- (Chester). The only other known milecastles with Type IV gateways are Milecastle 27 and possibly Milecastle 10. The milecastle had internal dimensions of 48 feet...