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1 Construction  





2 Excavations and investigations  





3 Associated turrets  



3.1  Turret 5A  





3.2  Turret 5B  







4 Monument records  





5 References  





6 Bibliography  














Milecastle 5






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Coordinates: 54°5817N 1°3744W / 54.971402°N 1.628967°W / 54.971402; -1.628967
 

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Milecastle 5
Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Milecastle 5 probably lies under the A186 road
Milecastle 5 is located in Tyne and Wear
Milecastle 5

Milecastle 5

Location in Tyne and Wear

Coordinates54°58′17N 1°37′44W / 54.971402°N 1.628967°W / 54.971402; -1.628967
Grid referenceNZ23806410

Milecastle 5 (Quarry House) was the first milecastle west of Pons Aelius fort of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains exist of the milecastle, though its supposed position is at the junction of the A186 Westgate road and the B1311 Corporation Street.[1] No remains currently exist.[2]

Construction

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Nothing is known of the long/axisorgateways type of Milecastle 5.

Excavations and investigations

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thought there were visible signs of a castellum just behind the quarry-house

Associated turrets

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Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 5 are known as Turret 5A and Turret 5B.

Turret 5A

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The discovery of Milecastle 4 some way from its presumed location has brought into question the presumed sites of all milecastles and turrets in this area. However, the site is included in the English Heritage Archive.[5]
Presumed location: 54°58′24N 1°38′12W / 54.973223°N 1.636761°W / 54.973223; -1.636761 (Turret 5A)

Turret 5B

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The discovery of Milecastle 4 some way from its presumed location has brought into question the presumed sites of all milecastles and turrets in this area. However, the site is included in the English Heritage Archive.[6]
Presumed location: 54°58′27N 1°38′40W / 54.974144°N 1.644564°W / 54.974144; -1.644564 (Turret 5B)

Monument records

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Monument Monument Number English Heritage Archive Number
Milecastle 5 25026 NZ 26 SW 3
Turret 5A 22667 NZ 26 SW 4
Turret 5B 25032 NZ 26 SW 5

References

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  1. ^ Hope Dodds, Madeleine (1930), A History of Northumberland, vol. 13 (first ed.), Andrew Reid, Sons & Co, p. 498
  • ^ Birley, Eric B (1961), Research on Hadrian's Wall, Titus Wilson & Son
  • ^ Horsley, John (1732), Britannia Romana or the Roman Antiquities of Britain, Frank Graham (published 1974), pp. 137–8, ISBN 0-85983-090-X
  • ^ "Milecastle 5". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  • ^ "Turret 5A". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  • ^ "Turret 5B". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  • Bibliography

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