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TURRET 36B

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The site of Roman turret 36B with consolidated masonry. The foundation stones of the turret have been exposed by the excavations within Housesteads Fort on Hadrian's Wall, having been overlain by buildings that were contemporary with the occupation of the fort, and remain to a maximum height of 0.7 metres.

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[NY 789 688] TURRET 36b [Shown as extant.] (1)

The foundations of turret 36B, demolished when the fort Housestead was built, are visible inside the north rampart. (2)

NY 7896 6884. The foundations and walls have been consolidated, and stand now, to a maximum height of 0.7 m. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3)

The foundation stones of the turret have been exposed by the excavations within Housteads Fort at NY 7896 6884, having been overlain by buildings that were contemporary with the occupation of the fort. (4)

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Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6)

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( 1) General reference

Ordnance Survey Map of Hadrian's Wall 1964

( 2) General reference

Handbook to Roman Wall 11th Ed 1957 (JC Bruce Ed IA Richmond) Page(s)123

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 ECW 23-NOV-66

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

Keith Blood/02-FEB-1987/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.

( 5) Scheduled Monument Notification

14-JUL-1997

(6) English Heritage 2010 An Archaeological Map of Hadrian's Wall, 1:25,000 scale

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