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Turret 2a
Hob Uid: 25012
Location : Newcastle upon Tyne Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ2720064800
Summary : Alleged alternative site for a Roman turret. "Turret 2A will have been somewhere about the beginning of Shields Road" (siting would be in area NZ 272 648, approximately 1/3 distance between MacLauchlan's milecastles 2 and 3 - see NZ 26 NE 25 and NZ 26 SE 15. See NZ 26 SE 13 for alternative site of Turret 2A).
More information : "Turret 2A will have been somewhere about the beginning of Shields Road" (siting would be in area NZ 272 648, approximately 1/3 distance between MacLauchlan's milecastles 2 and 3 - see NZ 26 NE 25 and NZ 26 SE 15. See NZ 26 SE 13 for alternative site of Turret 2A). (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Ms Notes The Narrow Wall between Newcastle and Wallsend 8 (G Simpson, Apr 1978)
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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Turret
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 26 SE 57
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Turret 2a