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| Milecastle 37, Northumberland | ||
| Milecastle 37 | ||
| site name:- | Hadrian's Wall | |
| locality:- | Housesteads (near) | |
| county:- | Northumberland | |
| locality type:- | roman milecastle | |
| coordinates:- | NY785686 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7868 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY76 | |
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| evidence:- | probably old text:- Gents Mag |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1853 part 2 p.391 "... ..." "New discoveries are continually being made along the line of the Roman Wall. ... A castellum (or mile-castle as they are called) to the west of Borcovicus is also under process of excavation. It presents some very interesting features. On the north it is bounded by the great Wall itself, and through it was a wide entrace opening upon a narrow platform of the precipitous crag over which the wall runs. In after-times this opening was narrowed by inserted walls, and the level of the floor was raised. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old painting:- |
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| source data:- | Painting, watercolour, The Roman Wall, Mile Castle, Housesteads, Milecastle 37, Northumberland,
by David Mossman, 1880s. click to enlargePR0791.jpg View of Hadrian's Wall; in the foreground lies the entrance to Mile Castle beyond which extend moorland and a distant lake. Hadrian's Wall extends to right of composition. inscribed &signed at bottom left:- "Mile Castle Housesteads D Mossman" annotated at reverse:- "The Roman Wall - Mile Castle, Housesteads Presented by the Artist D Mossman 1893" item:- Tullie House Museum : 1889.8.4 Image © Tullie House Museum |
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