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Turret 53a
Hob Uid: 12689
Location : Cumbria Carlisle Burtholme
Grid Ref : NY5612064610
Summary : The site of Roman turret 53A. It survives as a slight earthwork platform. The turret was found in 1854 or 1855 a quarter of a mile from Hare Hill. It was a rectilinear structure 14 feet 6 inches long and independent of the Wall, projecting 3 feet beyond it northward. The interior was found to be full of ashes. MacLauchlan noted a break in the foundations of the Wall, about a furlong from the farmhouse, of about 12 feet. It was walled on each side "as if there had been a building of some sort in the Wall". At the site indicated by the Ordnance Survey at NY 5612 5461 is a slight lift at the field edge, 0.15m high, defining the east and west sides of the turret. A later field wall was broken down and badly rebuilt.
More information : (NY 5612 6460) Turret (GS) (Site of) (1) Hare Hill Turret, No. 53a, excavated in 1932, measured externally about 19' 9" square. It conformed in structure to the standard Turf Wall turrets. A coin of Constantine I was found. (2) Site of turret on a slight rise in the ground; much stone, rubble etc. on surface of ploughed field. (3) Very little ground evidence but traditional site confirmed by the farmer, at NY 5612 6461. (4) The turret was found in 1854 or 1855 a quarter of a mile from Hare Hill, it was a rectilinear structure 14 feet 6 inches long and independent of the Wall, projecting 3 feet beyond it northward. The interior was found to be full of ashes (5a). MacLauchlan noted a break in the foundations of the Wall, about a furlong from the farmhouse, of about 12 feet. It was walled on each side "as if there had been a building of some sort in the Wall" (5b). At the site indicated by OS at NY 5612 5461 (1) is a slight lift at the field edge, 0.15m high, defining the E and W sides of the turret. A later field wall was broken down and rebuilt (badly) by excavators. (5) Scheduled (6) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (7)

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Source details : OS 6" 1957
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Source details : (F G Simpson and J McIntyre)
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Source details : F1 GWR 01-AUG-51
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Source details : F2 CFW 09-FEB-72
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Source details : Keith Blood/25-JUN-1990/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.
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Source Number : 5a
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Source Number : 5b
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Source details : MacLauchlan, H. 1858. Memoir written during a survey of the Roman Wall....
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Turret
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26076
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 28
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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 5664/13
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 56 SE 15
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1855-01-01
End Date : 1855-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1932-01-01
End Date : 1932-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1951-08-01
End Date : 1951-08-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-02-09
End Date : 1972-02-09

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

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Turret 53a