Milecastle 64
Milecastle 64 | |
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Type | Milecastle |
Location | |
Coordinates | 54°55′12″N 2°54′36″W / 54.919989°N 2.909922°W |
County | Cumbria |
Country | England |
Reference | |
UK-OSNG reference | NY41775874 |
Milecastle 64 (Drawdykes) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY41775874).
Description
Milecastle 64 is 100 metres west of Brunstock Beck on the waste ground of a former army camp.[1] The M6 motorway passes by just to the east. There are no visible remains of the milecastle.[1]
Excavations
Milecastle 64 was located and excavated in 1962.[2] It was found to be a short axis milecastle, and measured internally 17.8 metres by 14.6 metres.[2] The walls had been extensively robbed of stone. The north gateway, which was 3 metres wide, had been blocked at some stage.[2] A cobbled road 5 metres wide ran through the centre of the milecastle.[2]
A section of a Roman milestone was found on the west side of the milecastle in the 1962 excavations.[3] It is inscribed with the letters "MP".[3] The milestone is in Carlisle Museum.[3]
Associated turrets
Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "Milecastle 64 (11407)", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 11 December 2013
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Hadrian's Wall between the M6 motorway and the property boundaries to the east of Houghton Road in wall mile 64 (1017942)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 December 2013
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Monument No. 10625", Research records (formerly PastScape), retrieved 11 December 2013