Milecastle 53
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Milecastle 53, one of the milecastle
s 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.
It measures 21.9m east to west by 23.3m north to south. It has Type III gateways.
It was excavated in 1932.
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 west of the hamlet of Banks
Banks, Cumbria
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW....
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
and northeast of Lanercost Priory
Lanercost Priory
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian Canons. It is situated at the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it long had close connections.It is now open to the public and...
. It lies 1520m west of Milecastle 52
Milecastle 52
Milecastle 52 , one of the milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, is situated to the west of Birdoswald fort ....
and 1436m east of Milecastle 54.
It measures 21.9m east to west by 23.3m north to south. It has Type III gateways.
It was excavated in 1932.