Summary : The site of Roman turret 53A. It survives as a slight earthwork platform. The turret was found in 1854 or 1855 a quarter of a mile from Hare Hill. It was a rectilinear structure 14 feet 6 inches long and independent of the Wall, projecting 3 feet beyond it northward. The interior was found to be full of ashes. MacLauchlan noted a break in the foundations of the Wall, about a furlong from the farmhouse, of about 12 feet. It was walled on each side "as if there had been a building of some sort in the Wall". At the site indicated by the Ordnance Survey at NY 5612 5461 is a slight lift at the field edge, 0.15m high, defining the east and west sides of the turret. A later field wall was broken down and badly rebuilt. |
More information : (NY 5612 6460) Turret (GS) (Site of) (1)
Hare Hill Turret, No. 53a, excavated in 1932, measured externally about 19' 9" square. It conformed in structure to the standard Turf Wall turrets. A coin of Constantine I was found. (2)
Site of turret on a slight rise in the ground; much stone, rubble etc. on surface of ploughed field. (3)
Very little ground evidence but traditional site confirmed by the farmer, at NY 5612 6461. (4)
The turret was found in 1854 or 1855 a quarter of a mile from Hare Hill, it was a rectilinear structure 14 feet 6 inches long and independent of the Wall, projecting 3 feet beyond it northward. The interior was found to be full of ashes (5a). MacLauchlan noted a break in the foundations of the Wall, about a furlong from the farmhouse, of about 12 feet. It was walled on each side "as if there had been a building of some sort in the Wall" (5b). At the site indicated by OS at NY 5612 5461 (1) is a slight lift at the field edge, 0.15m high, defining the E and W sides of the turret. A later field wall was broken down and rebuilt (badly) by excavators. (5)
Scheduled (6)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (7) |