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Milecastle 48
Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn) is a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (). Its remains lie near the village of Gilsland in Cumbria where it was historically known as "The King's Stables", owing to the well-preserved interior walls. Unusually, a substantial section of stone stairs has survived within the milecastle. The two turrets associated with this milecastle have also survived as above-ground masonry. Description Milecastle 48 is just outside the village of Gilsland in Cumbria, immediately adjacent to the Tyne Valley line, Tyne Valley railway line on its south side ().MILECASTLE 48 Pastscape, retrieved 4 December 2013 It had been known locally as "The King's Stables"Gibson, J.P. & Simpson, F.G. 1911. "The Milecastle on the Wall of Hadrian at the Poltross Burn"; ''Trans. CWAAS XI (New Series)'' Art XXIII pp3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milecastle
A milecastle was a small fort (fortlet), a rectangular fortification built during the period of the Roman Empire. They were placed at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along several major frontiers, for example Hadrian's Wall in Great Britain (Britannia in the Roman period), hence the name. Along Hadrian's Wall, milecastles were initially constructed of stone in the eastern two thirds, and stacked turf with a wooden palisade in the western third, though the turf milecastles were later rebuilt in stone. Size varied, but in general they were about 15m by 18m (50 feet by 65 feet) internally, with stone walls as much as 3m (10 feet) thick and probably 5m to 6m (17 to 20 feet) high, to match the height of the adjacent wall. There were 80 milecastles and 158 turrets. On Hadrian's Wall, a milecastle (there are a few exceptions) guarded a gateway through the Wall with a corresponding causeway across the Wall ditch to the north, and had a garrison of perhaps 20–30 auxili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Irthing
The River Irthing is a river in Cumbria, England and a major tributary of the River Eden. The name is recorded as Ard or Arden in early references. For the first 15 miles of its course it defines the border between Northumberland and Cumbria. Etymology The name ''Irthing'' may be of Brittonic origin, though its precise etymology is uncertain. The last part of the name is from ''–ïnn'', an adjectival and, in place-names, toponymic suffix, added to nouns or adjectives. The first part may be ''arth'', meaning "a bear" (cf. Welsh ''arth''). Or else, the first part of the name could either one of two elements suffixed with ''-ed'', an early Celtic nominal suffix meaning "having the quality of..". The first of these is, ''*ar'', an ancient river-naming element implying either horizontal motion, "flowing", or else "rising" or "springing up" (compare '' Irt''). The second possibility is ''*īr'', meaning "fresh, clean, pure". Geography It is thought that before the last gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Mile
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards. The statute mile was standardised between the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States by an international agreement in 1959, when it was formally redefined with respect to SI units as exactly . With qualifiers, ''mile'' is also used to describe or translate a wide range of units derived from or roughly equivalent to the Roman mile (roughly ), such as the nautical mile (now exactly), the Italian mile (roughly ), and the Chinese mile (now exactly). The Romans divided their mile into 5,000 (), but the greater importance of furlongs in the Elizabethan-era England meant that the statute mile was made equivalent to or in 1593. This form of the mile then spread across the British Empire, some successor st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turret (Hadrian's Wall)
A turret was a small watch tower, incorporated into the curtain wall of Hadrian's Wall. The turrets were normally spaced at intervals of one third of a mile#Roman mile, Roman mile (equivalent to ) between Milecastles, giving two Turrets between each Milecastle. Numbering system and naming In the numbering system introduced by John Collingwood Bruce in 1930, Turrets were numbered after the Milecastle located to the east of the turret. The nearest turret to the milecastle is suffixed by 'A', and the other turret by 'B'. For example, travelling west from Milecastle 33, the first Turret encountered would be Milecastle 33#Turret 33A, Turret 33A, and the second would be Milecastle 33#Turret 33B, Turret 33B. Both lower and upper case 'A' and 'B' suffixes are in widespread use, and the full name is often abbreviated to (for example) 'T33a'. Many turrets also have a name, which is often shown in brackets following the number. For example, Milecastle 26#Turret 26B, Brunton Turret is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turret 48b (Willowford West) - Geograph
Turret may refer to: * Turret (architecture), a small tower that projects above the wall of a building * Gun turret, a mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon * Objective turret, an indexable holder of multiple lenses in an optical microscope * Missile turret, a device for aiming missiles towards their intended target before launch * The Turret, a headland in Antarctica * Trading turret, a specialised telephony key system * Turret (anatomy), an element of the anatomy of a turret sponge * Turret (character), a character in the television series ''Dino-Riders'' * Turret (electronics), an element of a turret board that is soldered to electronic components to complete a circuit layout * Turret (superstructure), an element in the design of turret deck ships * Turret (toolholder), an indexable holder of multiple tools **Turret lathe, a lathe with a turret toolholder * Turret (Hadrian's Wall), one of a series of watchtowers See also * It-Turretta (other) * Tourette (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gerald Simpson
Frank Gerald Simpson (31 October 1882 – 14 May 1955) Order of the British Empire, CBE, MA, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Hon. FSA Scot. was a British archaeologist and authority on Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian’s Wall. He was the first to confirm that Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Hadrian, Emperor Hadrian and not the Septimius Severus, Emperor Severus as some antiquarians believed. Early life He was the son of Edward Simpson of Boston Spa in Yorkshire and educated at Rydal Penrhos, Rydal Mount School. In 1899 he took up an apprenticeship with Hawthorn, Leslie and Company of Tyneside, intending to become a marine engineer. According to one of his obituaries, his sisters visited him in Newcastle and insisted on visiting the Wall, and reluctantly he took them to Housesteads Roman Fort, Housesteads where they were soaked by a July storm. He decided to abandon marine engineering and study the Roman Wall. Simpson was rich enough to fund his own excavation work. Excavation wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanegate
The Stanegate (meaning "stone road" in Northumbrian dialect) was an important Roman road and early frontier built in what is now northern England. It linked many forts including two that guarded important river crossings: Corstopitum (Corbridge) on the River Tyne in the east (situated on Dere Street) and Luguvalium (Carlisle) (on the River Eden) in the west. The Stanegate ran through the natural gap formed by the valleys of the River Tyne in Northumberland and the River Irthing in Cumbria. It predated the Hadrian's Wall frontier by several decades; the Wall would later follow a similar route, albeit slightly to the north. The Stanegate should not be confused with the two Roman roads called Stane Street in the south of England, namely Stane Street (Chichester) and Stane Street (Colchester). In both these cases the meaning is the same as for the northern version, indicating a stone or paved road. The Stanegate differed from most other Roman roads in that it often followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapet
A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). Where extending above a roof, a parapet may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the edge line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a fire wall or party wall. Parapets were originally used to defend buildings from military attack, but today they are primarily used as guard rails, to conceal rooftop equipment, reduce wind loads on the roof, and to prevent the spread of fires. Parapet types Parapets may be plain, embattled, perforated or panelled, which are not mutually exclusive terms. *Plain parapets are upward extensions of the wall, sometimes with a coping at the top and corbel below. *Embattled parapets may be panelled, but are pierced, if not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milecastle 49
Milecastle 49 (Harrows Scar) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (). Description Milecastle 49 is immediately west of the gorge of the River Irthing where the Wall was carried over the river by the bridge at Willowford. The scar or cliff and hence the milecastle are named after an ancient tenement called The Harrows which stood nearby. The tenement is shown on William Howard's 1603 map of the Barony of Gilsland and on an estate map of The Shaws commissioned by John Carrick around 1800. Harrows Scar measures 19.8 metres east to west by 22.9 metres north to south and no contemporary internal buildings are now visible. It is built with narrow gauge defensive walls which are bonded with the Narrow Wall curtain of Hadrian's Wall on either side. It has Type III gateways. It lies 1458m west of Milecastle 48 and 1391m east of Milecastle 50. The monument is currently in the care of English Heritage. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument (number:13987) on 14 July 1997. Excavatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
