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Turret 9b
Hob Uid: 22670
Location : Newcastle upon Tyne Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ1696066580
Summary : The approximate site of Roman turret 9B, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. It is buried beneath a modern road. The North of England Excavation Committee, between 1926-28, found the south wall of the turret below the hedge on the north side of the road, 19 feet long with an entrance facing south in 'the usual position'. There is no surface trace; the measured position was derived from excavation report of 1928.
More information : NZ 1694 6659. Turret 9B [R] (site of) (NAT) (1) This is situated opposite Hawthorn Terrace, Walbottle, 545 yards E of milecastle 10. Only the S wall could be examined and this was 19 feet long with the doorway in the normal position. (2) No visible remains. The site is covered by a modern road. (3) The North of England Excavation Committee, between 1926-28, found the S wall of the turret below the hedge on the N side of the road, 19 feet long with an entrance facing south in `the usual position', but offered no precise locational information (4a). Colingwood and Taylor in 1928 report that the turret was found 570 yards from milecastle 10 (4b). No surface trace; the measured position only, based on the above excavation report, has been depicted on the RCHME overlay at NZ 1696 6658; this is 25m SE of the OS position. (4) Scheduled (5) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6)

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Source details : Pete Topping/04-SEP-1990/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.
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Source Number : 4a
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Source details : 2nd Report for the years 1926-1928, The North of England Excavation Committee (1929)
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Source details : Collingwood R G and Taylor M V 'Roman Britain in 1928'
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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 : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 1666/6
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : TW2820
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 16 NE 7
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1928-01-01
End Date : 1928-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-03-07
End Date : 1966-03-07

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

Historic England Research Records

Turret 9b