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Milecastle 25
Hob Uid: 18282
Location : Northumberland Wall
Grid Ref : NY9459069400
Summary : The site of Roman milecastle 25, part of the defences on Hadrian's Wall. It is surviving as an earthwork platform, which is up to 1.0 metre high and a superficial hollow on the south side may indicate a ditch; there is no sign of a spur road. The milecastle is possibly of the long axis type. The milecastle was seen as a slight earthwork and mapped from air photographs.
More information : [NY 9459 6940] MILECASTLE 25 [GSC] (site of) [T.I.] (1) About a furlong before reaching the nineteenth milestone, approaching from the east, the platform and ditch of milecastle 25 can be seen on the south side of the road. Its centre is 350 ft. to the nearest fence on its west side. Excavations in 1930 found it to be 70 ft. wide from E-W with side walls 10 ft. thick. Its north wall is under the road. (2-4) Resurveyed at 1/2500. The remains consist of a low mutilated grassy platform, with superficial traces of a ditch on its south side. (5) The platform, described above (5), is up to 1.0m high and a superficial hollow on the south side may indicate a ditch; there is no sign of a spur road. The milecastle is possibly of long axis type. (6) Schduled (7) The milecastle was seen as a slight earthwork and mapped from air photographs. (8) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (9)

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Source details : 25" 1962
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Source details : Handbook to the Roman Wall, 11th Edition, 1957 (Ed. IA Richmond)
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Source details : Original MS. T.Hepple 1930 (in possession of Durham University)
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Source details : (F.G. Simpson and E. Birley)
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Source details : F1 RWE 11.01.66
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Source details : Mark Bowden/18-JUL-1989/RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project
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Source details : 14-Jul-97
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : RAF 106G/UK/1393 5368 10-APR-1946
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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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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 9469/2
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26049
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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 : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 8542
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 96 NW 1
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Relationship type : General association

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

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-01-11
End Date : 1966-01-11

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 25