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Denton Hall Roman Turret
Turrets on Hadrian’s Wall were small watchtowers built into the wall, with two turrets per Roman mile, located between larger milecastles. They provided elevated viewpoints for small groups of 4 to 6 soldiers to spot threats and offer basic shelter for patrols. Turrets significantly enhanced continuous surveillance and control of the frontier by housing sentries between main garrisons. Their importance lay in forming an integrated part of the wall’s defensive system, enabling rapid communication and constant vigilance against incursions, turning the wall into a manned frontier rather than a simple barrier. Under a naming system introduced in 1930, turrets are numbered 1 to 80 from east (A) to west (B) and given numbers as pairs, taking the number of the nearest milecastle to their east.
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Denton Hall Turret - English Heritage
- "The foundations of a turret and a 65 metre (213 feet) length of Wall."
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Tyne and Wear HER(210): Hadrian's Wall, Turret 7b (Denton Hall)
- "This turret was located in 1928, and excavated by the North of England Excavation Committee in 1929 under the direction of E.B. Birley. It is recessed 5 feet into the …
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Simon Cotterill
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ROMAN TURRET OPPOSITE NUMBER 800, BISHOPS HOUSE (DENTON HALL) WITH SECTION OF HADRIAN'S WAL - List Entry
- "Roman Turret opposite No. 800, Bishops House (Denton Hall) with section of Hadrian's Wall I Wall turret 7b. Circa 122 A.D, Sandstone. Square turret built into the Roman Wall; doorway …
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Image taken from page 26 of 'The Local Historian's Table Book of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, connected with the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham. Historical Division.
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Denton Hall Turret - English Heritage
- "The foundations of a turret and a 65 metre (213 feet) length of Wall."
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(210): Hadrian's Wall, Turret 7b (Denton Hall)
- "This turret was located in 1928, and excavated by the North of England Excavation Committee in 1929 under the direction of E.B. Birley. It is recessed 5 feet into the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
ROMAN TURRET OPPOSITE NUMBER 800, BISHOPS HOUSE (DENTON HALL) WITH SECTION OF HADRIAN'S WAL - List Entry
- "Roman Turret opposite No. 800, Bishops House (Denton Hall) with section of Hadrian's Wall I Wall turret 7b. Circa 122 A.D, Sandstone. Square turret built into the Roman Wall; doorway …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from Flickr (flickr)
Image taken from page 26 of 'The Local Historian's Table Book of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads, connected with the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, and Durham. Historical Division.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
