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Turret 37a
Hob Uid: 15149
Location : Northumberland Bardon Mill
Grid Ref : NY7805768583
Summary : The site of Roman Turret 37A, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. There are no surface remains of the turret itself, but the road linking it to the Military Way has been identified from air photographs.
More information : [NY 7804 6861] TURRET [G.S.] (Site of) (1) Turret 37A, located by exploratory excavation in 1911, is at the top of the ridge on Hotbank Crags, beyond Rapishaw Gap. (2-3) The site is visible as a stone-studded earthen platform. Slight traces of a branch road are visible connecting it with the military way. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4) The turret was located in 1911 (5a). The turret appears to have been demolished in period II (5b). There are no surviving earthworks. Position given by OS (see authority 4) at NY 7805 6861 accepted. (5) Scheduled (6) The road linking the turret to the Military Way is visible as a slight earthwork on air photographs and was mapped as part of the Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Project. The width of the road is approximately 4 metres which is broadly comparable to that of the Military Way. It is centred at NY 78060 68574. (7) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (8)

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Source details : 6" 1957
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Source details : Handbook to Roman Wall 11th Ed 1857 (JC Bruce Ed IA Richmond)
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Source details : Keith Blood/02-FEB-1987/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.
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Source details : NMR NY 7768/35 (19857/11) 04-MAY-2000
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Turret, Road
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 7868/6
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 6556
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26059
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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 : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 76 NE 6
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1911-01-01
End Date : 1911-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-11-23
End Date : 1966-11-23

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

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Turret 37a