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Tower 20A

Hob Uid: 1020423
Location :
Cumbria
Allerdale
Oughterside and Allerby
Grid Ref : NY0730040700
Summary : The possible site of a Roman tower 20A, now built over. One of the towers on the Cumbrian coast, supporting the defences along Hadrian's Wall.
More information : Tower 20a. Mr Hetherington, owner/occupier, saw walling during building work in the 1960's (1a). Assuming that this tower was at the customery spacing from milefortlet 20, and that it occupied the same low ridge, then it would have been at NY 073 407, beneath the farmhouse or extensive outbuildings of Blue Dial. Mr Hetherington (see authority 1a) was able to recall that, when the foundations for the byre at NY 07394075 were being inserted, some stones suggestive of a former structure were found, but the nature of this structure was never ascertained. (1)

Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Keith Blood and Colin Lofthouse/17-FEB-1993/RCHME: Cumberland Coast Project.
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Monument Types:
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 04 SE 16
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Relationship type : General association
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1993-01-19
End Date : 1994-02-02