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Milecastle 27
Hob Uid: 18300
Location : Northumberland Wall
Grid Ref : NY9167069980
Summary : The site of Roman milecastle 27 at Low Brunton. It survives as a slight squarish platform with a maximum height of 0.4 metres, but it is poorly defined to the north and east. There is nettle growth within the area.
More information : [NY 9167 6998] MILECASTLE [G.S.C.] (site of) [T.I.] (1) Milecastle 27 was located on April 5th, 1930, "347 feet to east fence on line of wall". (2) Excavation in 1952 proved it to be a long axis milecastle, measuring internally 60 ft. N-S and 50 ft. E-W. The milecastle is of type IV, ascribed, like type II, to the Twentieth Legion. No coins or inscriptions were found. There was only one piece of pottery but it was not dateable. (3) Visible as a low but distinct mound in a pasture field. No stonework remains. Surveyed at 1/2500. (4) NY 9166 6998. The milecastle survives as a slight squarish platform with a maximum height of 0.4m, but it is poorly defined to the north and east. There is nettle growth within. (5) Scheduled (6) The Roman milecastle was seen as a low earthwork, as described by previous authorities, and mapped from air photographs. (7) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (8)

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Source details : 1:2500 1961
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Source details : Original Mss. T. Hepple 1930 (in possession of Durham University)
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Source details : (JP Gillam)
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Source details : F1 RWE 11-JAN-66
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : Keith Blood/17-AUG-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 Number : 7
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Source details : NMR NY9169/15 (NMR 2172/1155) 27-Jul-1984
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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 : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26050
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External Cross Reference Source : Hadrian's Wall Project Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 9169/4
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 8548
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 96 NW 7
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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 : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1952-01-01
End Date : 1952-12-31

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

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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 27