Definition of Milecastles. Meaning of Milecastles. Synonyms of Milecastles

- 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. One, these soldiers who manned the milecastles and...
- 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 39 (Castle Nick) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY76066773). Milecastle 39 is located northeast of Once Brewed. The excavated...
- and Turret 65B (grid reference NY402571). None of the turrets between Milecastles 59 and 72 were sought or identified prior to 1961, and the exact locations...
- 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...
- poorly defined to the north and east. Milecastle 27 was a long-axis milecastle with unknown gateway type. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed...
- mile (equivalent to 495 metres (541 yd)) between Milecastles, giving two Turrets between each Milecastle. In the numbering system introduced by John Collingwood...
- (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...
- been calculated from the neighbouring milecastles. It may lie under a farm outbuilding. The site of the milecastle is on private land directly adjacent...