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Turret 44a
Hob Uid: 13833
Location : Northumberland Greenhead
Grid Ref : NY6842066850
Summary : The site of Roman turret 44A on Hadrian's Wall. It is visible as a turf-covered bank with an average height of 0.3m and square in shape. The turret is also visible as earthworks on air photographs.
More information : [NY 6842 6685] Turret [G.S.] (Site of) (1) Turret 44A, located by exploratory excavation in 1912, occurs at the turn in the wall on Mucklebank Crag beyond the second nick of the "Nine Nicks of Thirlwall". (2-3) The foundations of the turret wall are visible as a slight, turf-covered bank. Surveyed at 1.2500. (4) The turret is visible at NY 6842 6685 as a turf-covered bank with an average height of 0.3m and square in shape. (5) scheduled (6) Listed Building (7) The turret is visible as earthworks on air photographs. (8) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (9)

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Source details : 6" (Prov) 1946
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Source details : Handbook to Roman Wall 11th Ed 1957 (JC Bruce, Ed IA Richmond)
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Source details : F1 RWE 24-MAY-66
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Source details : Keith Blood/13-MAR-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Source details : District of Tynedale, Northumberland: 27.7.87
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : NY6866/6 TMG 19850/52 02-MAY-2000
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Source Number : 9
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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 : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 6866/11
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26066
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : ND 28
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 240720
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 6043
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 66 NE 4
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1912-01-01
End Date : 1912-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-05-24
End Date : 1966-05-24

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

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Turret 44a