Milecastle
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milecastle-300-9684527
title:
Milecastle
text:
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, 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
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description:
Small fort on a Roman frontier
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milecastle
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date modified:
2023-09-26T11:14:58Z
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13
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