Turret 37a |
Hob Uid: 15149 | |
Location : Northumberland Bardon Mill
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Grid Ref : NY7805768583 |
Summary : The site of Roman Turret 37A, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. There are no surface remains of the turret itself, but the road linking it to the Military Way has been identified from air photographs. |
More information : [NY 7804 6861] TURRET [G.S.] (Site of) (1)
Turret 37A, located by exploratory excavation in 1911, is at the top of the ridge on Hotbank Crags, beyond Rapishaw Gap. (2-3)
The site is visible as a stone-studded earthen platform. Slight traces of a branch road are visible connecting it with the military way. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4)
The turret was located in 1911 (5a). The turret appears to have been demolished in period II (5b). There are no surviving earthworks. Position given by OS (see authority 4) at NY 7805 6861 accepted. (5)
Scheduled (6)
The road linking the turret to the Military Way is visible as a slight earthwork on air photographs and was mapped as part of the Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Project. The width of the road is approximately 4 metres which is broadly comparable to that of the Military Way. It is centred at NY 78060 68574. (7)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (8) |