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Turret 36a

Hob Uid: 15140
Location :
Northumberland
Haydon
Grid Ref : NY7931069150
Summary : The site of Roman turret 36A, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. The turret was excavated in 1946 and found to have narrow walls and a door to the east. It is now visible as an irregular platform surviving up to 17 metres north-east/south-west by 6 metres transversely and up to 1.1 metres high at NY 7931 6915. No internal features were recorded, and it is partly overlain by Wall tumble.
More information : [NY 7931 6915] TURRET [G.S.] (Site of) (1)

Turret 36A is on the summit of Kennel Crags. (2)

It was examined in 1946, and appears to have been put out of commission before close of the Roman period. (3)

The site is indicated by a slight earthen platform. A branch road from the military way is visible to within a short distance of the platform. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4)

Turret 36A was located in 1911 (5a). As mentioned in Authority 3, the turret was excavated in 1946 and found to have narrow walls and a door to the east. Now an irregular platform survives up to 17m NE-SW by 6m transversely and up to 1.1m high at NY 7931 6915. No internal features were recorded and it is partly overlain by Wall tumble. The branch road is now recorded under NE 76 NE 82. (5)

Scheduled (6)

Turret 36A is visible as an abraided earthwork platform on air photographs taken in 1999 and was mapped as part of the Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Project. (7)

Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (8)
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Source details : 6" 1957
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Source details : Handbook to Roman Wall 11th Ed 1957 (JC Bruce, Ed IA Richmond)
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Vol(s) : 37, 1947
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Source details : F1 ECW 23-NOV-66
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Source details : Pete Topping/20-JAN-1988/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project.
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Source Number : 5a
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Source details : NMR NY 7968/130 (16651/4) 18-MAY-1999
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Source Number : 8
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Turret
Evidence : Earthwork
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26059
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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 : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 7969/8
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 6553
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 76 NE 3
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Relationship type : General association
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Relationship type : General association
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1911-01-01
End Date : 1911-12-31
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1946-01-01
End Date : 1946-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-11-23
End Date : 1966-11-23
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1988-01-01
End Date : 1993-08-01
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2008-12-31