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Tower 1A
Hob Uid: 1007898
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Bowness
Grid Ref : NY2040061650
Summary : Conjectural site of a Roman tower, no visible remains, (part of the Roman frontier defences).
More information : NY 2042 6165: there is a distinct green mound at the measured position, removed with the shingle for road building in the 1960's. Site not tested (1a). The former position of the `green mound' (see authority 1a) was pointed out on the ground by Bellhouse at NY 2040 6165 (1b) during the RCHME Cumberland Coast Project. He stated that at least 1m depth of shingle had been taken away, and that the mound was never tested in any way by him prior to its destruction. There is now no trace of a tower on the ground, and therefore its authenticity as the site of a tower must remain in question. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Keith Blood and Colin Lofthouse/10-MAR-1994/RCHME: Cumberland Coast Project.
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Source Number : 1a
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Source Number : 1b
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Source details : Oral: Bellhouse, R L. 16 Lyf's Lane, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JN.
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Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Tower
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 26 SW 40
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1993-01-19
End Date : 1994-02-02

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Tower 1A