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Military Way
Hob Uid: 1008818
Location : Northumberland Corbridge
Grid Ref : NY9799068790
Summary : Some 400m west of Dere Street and 12m north of the north mound of the Vallum the Roman road can still be identified on the ground closing gradually towards the north mound (NY 9868/11 and /13). It is significant that where the north mound has survived reasonably intact west of Portgate to Chesters, and it must be emphasised that much of it is badly mutilated, crossings can only be seen in the sector east of milecastle 23. No definite trace; course probably to north of Vallum. A superficially agger-like feature emerges from the east end of Stanley Plantation to the north of and parallel to the north mound; it is 6.5m wide and the furrow defining its south edge is 6.5m north of the north mound; probably ridge-and-furrow.
More information : Horsley was able to trace the Military Way coming from Portgate as far west as the point near the `castellum' by St Oswald, which from his description is milecastle 25. At Portgate the road passes near `Hadrian's north agger' (Vallum north mound) `then coincides with it' (1a). Some 400m west of Dere Street and 12m north of the north mound of the Vallum the road can still be identified on the ground closing gradually towards the north mound (NY 9868/11 and /13). It is significant that where the north mound has survived reasonably intact west of Portgate to Chesters, and it must be emphasised that much of it is badly mutilated, crossings can only be seen in the sector east of milecastle 23. No definite trace; course probably to north of Vallum. A superficially agger-like feature emerges from the east end of Stanley Plantation to the north of and parallel to the north mound; it is 6.5m wide and the furrow defining its south edge is 6.5m north of the north mound; probably ridge-and-furrow. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Mark Bowden/25-JUL-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Horsley, J, 1732 (facsimilie ed. Graham, F, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1974). Britannia Romana or the Roman Antiquities of Britain
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Road
Evidence : Uncertain Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 9768/5
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26048
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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 : NY 96 NE 82
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

Historic England Research Records

Military Way