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Milecastle 23
Hob Uid: 18177
Location : Northumberland Corbridge
Grid Ref : NY9751068930
Summary : The earthwork remains of Roman milecastle 23, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. It is surviving as a platform up to 1metre high; the ditch is superficial but surveyable to the south and east; the milecastle is possibly of the long axis type. The feature is visible as an earthwork on air photographs.
More information : [NY 9751 6893] Milecastle 23 [GSC] (site of) [T.I.] (1) This was located on Feb. 14th 1930, "63 yds east of the Plantation wall". Its side walls are 10 ft. thick and its internal width is fifty feet. There are traces of a ditch round it, as at milecastle 25. (2-3) Resurveyed at 1:2500. The site is marked by an earthen mound 1.2 m high, extensively spread by cultivation. The ditch is visible as a wide but superficial depression around the S., E., and W. sides. (4) The milecastle survives as a platform up to 1m high; the ditch is superficial but surveyable to the south and east; the milecastle is possibly of long axis type. (5) Scheduled (6) A Roman milecastle is visible as an earthwork on air photographs at NY 9751 6893. The feature is visible as a platform with a narrow outer ditch. (7) Reference (8) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (9)

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Source details : 1:2500 1962
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Source details : Original MS T. Hepple 1930 (in possession of Durham University)
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Source details : Handbook to the Romman Wall, 11th Edition, 1957 (Ed. I.A. Richmond)
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Source details : F1 RL 12-JAN-66
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Source details : Mark Bowden/25-JUL-1989/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 : RAF CPE/UK/2352 3098 04-Oct-1947
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : 'Excavations at Vallum Causeways on Hadrian's Wall in the 1950s', by B Heywood and D J Breeze
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Vol(s) : 37, 2008

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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 : 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 9768/2
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26048
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 8641
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 96 NE 8
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1930-01-01
End Date : 1930-12-31

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-01-12
End Date : 1966-01-12

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

Historic England Research Records

Milecastle 23