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Milecastle 11
Hob Uid: 22684
Location : Newcastle upon Tyne Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ1498066860
Summary : The proposed site of Roman milecastle 11, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. The position was derived by measurement from known sites, there are no visible remains.
More information : NZ 148 668 Milecastle 11 (Site of) (1) The site is unestablished. What MacLaughan took to be the position "1 1/2 furlongs east of Frenchman's Houses" (NZ 1485 6685) was proved, in 1928, to be an old pit-heap. The normal interval falls about the middle of the old village of Throckley Bank Top. This area was carefully trenched, the same year, without result. Miss Phillips, in 1959, was also unsuccessful when she trenched on the site of some demolished miners' cottages (centred NZ 1496 6687); the milecastle has apparently been entirely obliterated, and its assumed site is under the Working Men's Club (NZ 1506 6684) about 1620 yds from Milecastle 10. (2-4) There are no surface indications of this site. The area is covered by modern development. (5) The presumed site of Milecastle 11 was investigated in 1928 when trenches were cut on the present site of old cottages on the south side of the main road at Throckley Bank Top (6a). Further investigation in this general area occurred in 1929 (6b) and 1959 (6c) but without success. The Central Excavation Unit observed a cable trench cut through this site to a depth of 0.5m without result (6d). No surface trace; grid reference NZ 1498 6686 indicates the measured position only. (6) Scheduled (7) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (8)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey Hadrian's Wall Map 1964
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Source details : Memoir on Survey of the Roman Wall 1858 (Maclaughlan)
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Source details : Letter (Miss C Phillips, 28.12.59)
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Source details : F1 RWE 07-MAR-66
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Pete Topping/04-SEP-1990/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
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Source Number : 6a
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Source details : North of England Excavation Committee, 1929. Second report for the years 1926-1928
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Source Number : 6b
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Source details : North of England Excavation Committee, 1931. Third report for the years 1929-30
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Source Number : 6c
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Source details : Taylor M V (ed) 'Roman Britain in 1959'
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Vol(s) : 50, 1960

Source Number : 6d
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Source details : Bennett, J, 1981. Central Excavation Unit Site 322, Throckley Milecastle 11
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Milecastle
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 1466/2
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26037
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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 : NZ 16 NE 11
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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 : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1959-01-01
End Date : 1959-12-31

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

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1981-01-01
End Date : 1981-12-31

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