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Tower 16a
Hob Uid: 9070
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Holme St. Cuthbert
Grid Ref : NY0812046560
Summary : The site of Roman tower 16A. The site was excavated in 1937 and forms part of the defences supporting Hadrians Wall on the Cumbrian coast.
More information : [NY 0812 4655] Roman Signal Tower [GS] (site of) (1) The north walls and angle of a Roman signal tower were excavated by Messrs. Simpson & Richmond in 1937, all other remains had previously been removed. Two scraps of 2nd and 3rd century coarseware were found. (2) This is the site of Cote How Tower 16A. (3) 50 yds to the SW (NY 0811 4652) two Roman spearheads were found to seaward of a mound containing a rough wall of beach cobble-stones. (4) (NY 0812 4656) ROMAN SIGNAL STATION 16A (R) (site of) (5) Lying on the ground surface at the site as shown on the OS map of 1972 are three large sandstone blocks of which two have been worked. They may have come from the tower. The situation is on a turf-covered, consolidated dune to the north-east of a sand and gravel pit now disused. Bellhouse (6a) confirmed that the site as shown on OS 1:10000 map of 1972 is correct. (6) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (7)

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Source details : 6" Prov 1957
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Source details : Corr 6" (H Duff, 1949)
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Source Number : 4a
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Keith Blood/12-FEB-1993/RCHME: Cumberland Coast Project.
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Source Number : 6a
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Source details : Oral: Mr R L Bellhouse, 16 Lyf's Lane, Kempsey, Worcester.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Tower
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cumbria)
External Cross Reference Number : 620
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 04 NE 5
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1937-01-01
End Date : 1937-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1954-01-01
End Date : 1954-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1993-01-19
End Date : 1994-02-02

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Tower 16a