Wall Mile 42
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Description
Wall Mile 42 (January 5, 2012). Mike Bishop's PLV blog about walking Hadrian’s Wall written from an archaeologist’s point of view. "...The Trail leaves the eastern site of the fort across a field with prominent remnants of post-medieval ridge-and-furrow ploughing. Once again, a modern field wall runs on top of the curtain wall to our left. Beyond it, the ditch keeps company with us as we cross a stile and enter the next field. When we reach a rather unusual wiggle in the modern wall, we are at the site of Turret 42b. Beyond us, immediately to the north-east, there is a large temporary camp, known as Burnhead camp (3.5ha or 8.6 acres if you prefer), probably dating to the construction of the Wall. The Wall is now running downhill towards Cawfields Quarry,..." -
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Link: https://perlineamvalli.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/wall-mile-42/
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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