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Milecastle 46
Hob Uid: 13848
Location : Northumberland Greenhead
Grid Ref : NY6646066010
Summary : The site of milecastle 46, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle survives as a scarp with a maximum height of 0.3m, no walling is visible. The Wall Ditch to the north is broken down and silted, and there is no certain causeway; the glacis is interrupted. The platform of the milecastle is visible as an earthwork on air photographs.
More information : [NY 6646 6602] Milecastle [GS] (site of) (Outline shown in pecks) (1) Milecastle 46, just west of the Vallum deviation north of Carvoran, was located in 1907 and examined in 1946. (2-3) There are no structural remains of the milecastle, but its site is distinguished by a slight, turf-covered platform. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (4) NY 6646 6601. The milecastle survives as a scarp with a maximum height of 0.3m, no walling is visible. The Wall Ditch to the north is broken down and silted, and there is no certain causeway; the glacis is interrupted. (5) Scheduled (6) Listed Building (7) The platform of the milecastle is visible as an earthwork on air photographs. (8) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (9)

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Source details : 25" 1921
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Source details : Handbook to Roman Wall 11th Ed 1957 (JC Bruce: Ed IA Richmond)
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Source details : F1 RWE 24-MAY-66
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Source details : Keith Blood/01-MAR-1988/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Source details : District of Tynedale, Northumberland: 27.7.87
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Source details : NMR NY6665/4 CCC 8991/9905 09-OCT-1930
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Milecastle
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 6666/13
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26069
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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 : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 240720
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 6048
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 66 NE 9
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1907-01-01
End Date : 1907-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-05-24
End Date : 1966-05-24

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31

Milecastle 46