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Turret 14a
Hob Uid: 22798
Location : Northumberland Heddon-on-the-Wall
Grid Ref : NZ1010067700
Summary : The approximate site of Roman turret 14A, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. There are no visible remains.
More information : NZ 101 677. Turret 14a (site of) (1) Horsley saw remains of Turret 14a on the rocky top of a bold knoll called Eppies Hill. (NZ 1010 6769). (2) There are no surface remains; but a concentration of stone in the field boundary hedge, at NZ 1011 6770, on the highest point of the hill, may be an indication of its site. (3) It has been claimed (eg see authority 2) that Horsley saw a turret on Eppies Hill but his description (4a) is ambiguous. A turret is marked on his map N and a little E of High Seat as `exp turret'. OS (see authority 1) has positioned the turret on the crown of the hill a little W of High Seat. Horsley mentions in his text (pg 140) the fact that the wall deliberately takes in the high ground at High Seat (Eppies Hill) so it is difficult to understand why he does not specifically mention the turret in this context. There are no visible remains of the turret in area NZ 101 677. (4) Scheduled (5) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey Map of Hadrian's Wall 1964
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Richmond, IA, (ed), 1957. Handbook to the Roman Wall. 11th edition
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : F1 RWE 01-JUN-66
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Mark Bowden/26-SEP-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.
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Source Number : 4a
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Source details : Horsley, J. 1732. Britannia Romana or the Roman Antiquities of Britain. (Facsimile, ed Frank Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1974)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Source Number : 6
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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 : Uncertain Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 1067/3
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26040
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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 NW 10
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-06-01
End Date : 1966-06-01

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

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Turret 14a