Milecastle 11

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Milecastle 11
Tyne and Wear, England, UK
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Throckley Bank Top Club – the presumed site of the milecastle
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Milecastle 11
Location in Tyne and Wear
Coordinates 54°59′46″N1°46′02″W / 54.996142°N 1.767306°W / 54.996142; -1.767306 Coordinates: 54°59′46″N1°46′02″W / 54.996142°N 1.767306°W / 54.996142; -1.767306
Grid reference NZ14986686

Milecastle 11 (Throckley Bank Top) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains exist, but the measured position is the middle of the old village of Throckley Bank Top, under the Working Men's Club. [1]

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Construction

Nothing is known of the construction of Milecastle 11. The curtain wall at this point is known to have been 2.59 metres (8.5 ft) thick with a clay core. [2]

Excavations and investigations

Associated turrets

Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 11 are known as Turret 11A and Turret 11B.

Turret 11A

Investigation in 1928 failed to find Turret 11A (Heddon Hall). [5]

Presumed location: 54°59′48″N1°46′27″W / 54.996605°N 1.774228°W / 54.996605; -1.774228 (Turret 11A)

Turret 11B

Turret 11B (Great Hill) was located just to the east of the summit of Great Hill. No masonry remains, but the location was confirmed in 1919 by the discovery of pottery and occupation earth. [6]

Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: 54°59′47″N1°46′56″W / 54.996404°N 1.782154°W / 54.996404; -1.782154 (Turret 11B)

Monument records

MonumentMonument Number English Heritage Archive Number
Milecastle 1122684NZ 16 NE 11
Turret 11A22769NZ 16 NW 1
Turret 11B22772NZ 16 NW 2

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Milecastle 11". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Breeze, David J (1934), Handbook to the Roman Wall (14th Revised edition – Nov 2006), Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, p. 165, ISBN   0-901082-65-1
  3. Maclauchlan, Henry (1858), Memoir Written During A Survey Of The Roman Wall: Through The Counties Of Northumberland And Cumberland, In The Years 1852–1854, Kessinger Publishing Co, p. 16, ISBN   1-4370-5803-5
  4. Taylor, MV (1960). "Roman Britain in 1959". Journal of Roman Studies. Society for Promotion of Roman Studies. 50: 214. doi:10.2307/298302.
  5. "Turret 11A". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  6. "Turret 11B". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

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