Wall Mile 74

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    Wall Mile 74 (September 17, 2011). Mike Bishop's PLV blog about walking Hadrian’s Wall written from an archaeologist’s point of view. "As with Wall Mile 75, nothing is known about Wall Mile 74. This might therefore be a good time to consider the Turf Wall. Initially, Hadrian’s Wall consisted of a stone curtain wall between Newcastle and the River Irthing (Wall Miles 4 to 48) and then a turf rampart from the Irthing to Bowness (49 to 79). The rampart, nowadays called the Turf Wall, was built on a base about 6m (20 Roman feet) wide with no foundation trench...."
  • Owner

    Per Lineam Valli - Mike Bishop
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    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://perlineamvalli.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/wall-mile-74/
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 days, 5 hours ago
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