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Milecastle 29
Milecastle 29 in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Milecastle 29 is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Milecastle 29 (Tower Tye) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as a mutilated earth platform accentuated by deep robber-trenches around all sides, and are located beside the B6318 Military Road. Like Milecastles 9, 23, 25, and 51, a ditch has been identified around the Milecastle, and is still visible to a small extent. It has been postulated that this was as a result of the need for drainage on the site.
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Background
Architecture
Milecastle 29 was a long-axis milecastle though the gateway type cannot be identified. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by the legio VI Victrix who were based in Eboracum (York), or by the legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester). The milecastle was stated in 1840 as having dimensions of 63 ft North-South by 58 ft East-West with both southern corners (away from the wall) being rounded off. The presence of a milecastle ditch is still evident, including a causeway crossing the ditch opposite the milecastle's south gate. A break in the north mound of the vallum and causeway over the vallum ditch (offset to the east) is also present. There is also…
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- Coordinates
- 55.0343, -2.1754
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Warden
- Postcode
- NE46 4BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15253380 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 29 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milecastle 29?
- Milecastle 29 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0343°, -2.1754°.
- Who owns Milecastle 29?
- Milecastle 29 is owned by English Heritage.