Milecastle 5

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Milecastle 5
Tyne and Wear, England, UK
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Milecastle 5 probably lies under the A186 road
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Milecastle 5
Location in Tyne and Wear
Coordinates 54°58′17″N1°37′44″W / 54.971402°N 1.628967°W / 54.971402; -1.628967 Coordinates: 54°58′17″N1°37′44″W / 54.971402°N 1.628967°W / 54.971402; -1.628967
Grid reference NZ23806410

Milecastle 5 (Quarry House) was the first milecastle west of Pons Aelius fort of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. No remains exist of the milecastle, though its supposed position is at the junction of the A186 Westgate road and the B1311 Corporation Street. [1] No remains currently exist. [2]

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Construction

Nothing is known of the long/axis or gateways type of Milecastle 5.

Excavations and investigations

thought there were visible signs of a castellum just behind the quarry-house

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 5 are known as Turret 5A and Turret 5B.

Turret 5A

The discovery of Milecastle 4 some way from its presumed location has brought into question the presumed sites of all milecastles and turrets in this area. However, the site is included in the English Heritage Archive. [5]
Presumed location: 54°58′24″N1°38′12″W / 54.973223°N 1.636761°W / 54.973223; -1.636761 (Turret 5A)

Turret 5B

The discovery of Milecastle 4 some way from its presumed location has brought into question the presumed sites of all milecastles and turrets in this area. However, the site is included in the English Heritage Archive. [6]
Presumed location: 54°58′27″N1°38′40″W / 54.974144°N 1.644564°W / 54.974144; -1.644564 (Turret 5B)

Monument records

MonumentMonument Number English Heritage Archive Number
Milecastle 525026NZ 26 SW 3
Turret 5A22667NZ 26 SW 4
Turret 5B25032NZ 26 SW 5

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References

  1. Hope Dodds, Madeleine (1930), A History of Northumberland, vol. 13 (first ed.), Andrew Reid, Sons & Co, p. 498
  2. Birley, Eric B (1961), Research on Hadrian's Wall, Titus Wilson & Son
  3. Horsley, John (1732), Britannia Romana or the Roman Antiquities of Britain, Frank Graham (published 1974), pp. 137–8, ISBN   0-85983-090-X
  4. "Milecastle 5". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  5. "Turret 5A". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  6. "Turret 5B". Pastscape. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.

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