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Milefortlet 4
Hob Uid: 9613
Location : Cumbria Allerdale Bowness
Grid Ref : NY1747059830
Summary : The site of Roman milefortlet 4 at Herd Hill. Part of the defences supporting Hadrian's Wall along the Cumbrian Coast. The results of a geophysical survey and limited excavation suggests the site survives well, although there are no visible remains.
More information : (NY 1746 5985) Fortlet 4 (GS) site of (1) (NY 1746 5983 sited from plan (3)) Milefortlet No 4 was located by Simpson & Hodgson in 1945 by the finding of turfwork c 100 yards SE (sic Plan (2) shows SSW of Trig AO/LP/64/90). (NY 1749 5996) (4) on Herd Hill. See also AO/LP/64/163 (3). Only the North side and NW corner appear to have been located according to plan (2). Bellhouse however shows the complete plan in 1954 without any comment (3). (2-4) The site occurs on the edge of the higher ground overlooking the lower ground to seaward. There are no surface indications of the mile-fortlet. (5) Ferguson, who searched for a Tower on Herd Hill in 1880, with an augur, found nothing. He states that here was a look out for herdsmen, prior to enclosure. (6) NY 17475983 ROMAN FORTLET (R) (site of) (7a) There are no visible remains of this milefortlet at or near the position shown on OS 25-inch map of 1970. Geophysical survey of the site was undertaken in January 1994 (7b) and the precise position of the milefortlet was located to NY 1744 5985 at the seaward edge of a low ridge parallel to the sea. Geophysical plots held in NMR archive. (7) Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (8)

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Source details : 6" 1957
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Source details : (Simpson FG and Hodgson KS)
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Source details : F1 EGG 11-JUN-1955
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : Keith Blood and Colin Lofthouse/10-MAR-1994/RCHME: Cumberland Coast Project.
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Source Number : 7a
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Source details : 25" 1970
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Source Number : 7b
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Source details : Geophysical Surveys of Bradford report.
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Source Number : 8
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 117
Monument Type : Milefortlet
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 27730
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 83
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CU 233
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 15 NE 7
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1955-06-11
End Date : 1955-06-11

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

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1994-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

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Milefortlet 4