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Turret 44B (Mucklebank)
Turret 44B (Mucklebank) is located on Wall Mile 44 of Hadrian's Wall. It is a relatively well-preserved observation tower built into a right-angled turn of the wall along Mucklebank Crag, about 1½ miles north-east of Greenhead, Northumberland. The turret is notable for its significant upstanding masonry (up to 1.9m high) and unique placement, providing excellent views. The turret is on the Pennine Way and Hadrian's Wall Path.
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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Wall Mile 44- Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44 - Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44 - Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44- Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Hadrians Wall, Milecastles and Turrets, B6318 - List Entry
- Hadrian's wall; milecastles 43, 44, 45 and 46; turrets 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A and 45B. AD 122, reconstructed AD 205. Rubble core with dressed stone faces. Course of …
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Wall Mile 44- Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44- Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44 - Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44 - Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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Wall Mile 44- Turret 44b (Mucklebank), Hadrian's Wall
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from https://historicengland.org.u…
Hadrians Wall, Milecastles and Turrets, B6318 - List Entry
- Hadrian's wall; milecastles 43, 44, 45 and 46; turrets 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A and 45B. AD 122, reconstructed AD 205. Rubble core with dressed stone faces. Course of …
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Simon Cotterill
