Milecastle 52
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Milecastle 52, one of the milecastle
s on Hadrian's Wall
, is situated to the west of Birdoswald fort
(OS grid reference
NY 579 649).
Although not now visible, excavation showed that it measures 27.5m east to west by 23.4m north to south and that it has Type III gateways. It lies 1484m west of Milecastle 51
and 1520m east of Milecastle 53
.
The stone milecastle replaced its underlying predecessor, Milecastle 52TW on the Turf Wall
.
Milecastle 52 was excavated in 1934.
Milecastle
A milecastle was a small fort , a rectangular fortification built during the period of the Roman Empire. They were placed at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along several major frontiers, for example Hadrian's Wall in Great Britain , hence the name.Along Hadrian's Wall, milecastles were...
s on Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
, is situated to the west of Birdoswald fort
Castra
The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military defensive position. The word appears in both Oscan and Umbrian as well as in Latin. It may have descended from Indo-European to Italic...
(OS grid reference
British national grid reference system
The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude....
NY 579 649).
Although not now visible, excavation showed that it measures 27.5m east to west by 23.4m north to south and that it has Type III gateways. It lies 1484m west of Milecastle 51
Milecastle 51
Milecastle 51 , one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, is situated to the west of Birdoswald fort , at the point where the Stone Wall rejoins the line of the Turf Wall....
and 1520m east of Milecastle 53
Milecastle 53
Milecastle 53 , one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, is situated west of the hamlet of Banks, Cumbria and northeast of Lanercost Priory . It lies 1520m west of Milecastle 52 and 1436m east of Milecastle 54....
.
The stone milecastle replaced its underlying predecessor, Milecastle 52TW on the Turf Wall
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
.
Milecastle 52 was excavated in 1934.