Milefortlet 3
 Milefortlet 3 | |
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 Looking towards Pasture House Farm, and the approximate site of Milefortlet 3 | |
  Milefortlet 3 shown within Cumbria
Milefortlet 3 shown within Cumbria | |
| Type | Milecastle |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Roman province | Britannia |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 54°55′57″N 3°16′18″W / 54.932558°N 3.271664°W |
| County | Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Reference | |
| UK-OSNG reference | NY18616050 |
Milefortlet 3 (Pasture House) was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade. They were contemporary with defensive structures on Hadrian's Wall. There is little to see on the ground but Milefortlet 3 has been located on aerial photographs.
Description
Milefortlet 3 is situated in a field beside Pasture House Farm in the civil parish of Bowness. It was located in 1945 by the finding of turfwork immediately beyond the stream northeast of the farm.[1] There is little to see from the ground but most of the outline of the milefortlet was seen as a soilmark on aerial photographs in 1946.[1]
Associated Towers
Each milefortlet had two associated towers, similar in construction to the turrets built along Hadrian's Wall. These towers were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milefortlet, and would probably have been manned by part of the nearest Milefortlet's garrison. The towers associated with Milefortlet 3 are known as Tower 3A (grid reference NY18126042) and Tower 3B (grid reference NY17646031).[2][3]
The position of Tower 3A is uncertain, although there used to be a mound in a field about 400 metres west of Pasture House.[2] The site of Tower 3B is within another field, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[3] Tower 3B was excavated by in 1880 which revealed a flagged floor surface, on which were the remains of pottery, an amphora handle, human bones, and quantities of mussel shells.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Milefortlet 3 (9694), PastScape, English Heritage, retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tower 3A (9688), PastScape, English Heritage, retrieved 26 November 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tower 3B (9691), PastScape, English Heritage, retrieved 26 November 2013
External links
- English Heritage. "Pasture House (milefortlet 3) (1014916)". National Heritage List for England.
- English Heritage. "Herd Hill North (tower 3b) (1014915)". National Heritage List for England.
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