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THROP ROMAN FORTLET

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The site of Throp Roman fortlet. The earthwork remains are square and measure 55m across, enclosing an area of about 0.25 hectares. It was probably constructed to protect the river crossing of the Stanegate. It has been severely reduced by ploughing; the rampart survives as a turf-covered, outward facing scarp, 0.7m maximum height.

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[NY 6315 6595] Throp Roman Fort [GSC] (1)

About 200 ft square. Turf rampart on a stone foundation, with timber gateways. The pottery showed occupation contemporary with the construction of the Wall, followed by a second brief use in the 4th c. (2)

Excavated 1910. Full report, plans, photos etc. (3)

The fort, now under pasture, has been greatly reduced by ploughing. Three sides are still visible as much-spread scarps, while the fourth, the SW, is marked by a more pronounced, although mutilated, scarp, which probably does not represent the original line. At the S angle are the vestigial remains of the ditch. Resurveyed at 1:2500 but for all practical purposes a site only. (4)

A Roman fortlet at Throp. (5)

Severely reduced by ploughing; the rampart survives as a turf-covered, outward facing scarp, 0.7m maximum height. (6)

Throp Roman Fortlet. The fortlet is square and measures 55m across, enclosing an area of about 0.25ha. It was probably constructed to protect the river crossing of the Stanegate. (7)

The faint earthwork remains of Throp Roman fort were seen at NY 6313 6595 and mapped from historical aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall NMP project. (8-9)

Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (10)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

6" 1957

( 2) General reference

Richmond, I A, 1966 Handbook to Roman Wall 12th Ed Page(s)159

( 3) Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society

(F G Simpson) 13, 1913 Page(s)363-81

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

DS 11-OCT-71

( 5) by Eric Birley 1961 Research on Hadrian's Wall

Page(s)133

( 6) Field Investigators Comments

Keith Blood/17-JAN-1990/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project

( 7) Scheduled Monument Notification

14-JUL-1997

(8) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF 193x

(9) Vertical aerial photograph reference number

RAF 106G/UK/1392 3294 10-APR-1946

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

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