Wall Mile 3

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Hadrian's Wall - Wall Mile 3

Hadrian's Wall stretches from the east to west coast of England and was an important frontier of the Roman Empire. Building of the wall began in AD 122 and took six years to complete it's 84 mile (80 Roman mile) length. Soldiers were garrisoned along the line of the wall in large forts, smaller milecastles, and intervening turrets. The Vallum, a large ditch with mounds on either side, ran along the south side of the wall, protecting the rear of the frontier. Hadrian's Wall was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987.

Wall Mile 3:

• Milecastle 3 (Ouseburn) - no visible surface remains -  thought to be located at the junction of the A187 Byker Bridge and Stephen Street.
• Turret 3A - exact location unknown
• Turret 3B - located beneath the site of the former Norris House on Crawhall Road in 2021.

The exact course of the wall from Stephen Street, across the Ouse Burn, to the west end of Stepney Bank is unknown, in spite of excavations in 1928 and 1989. West of Stepney Bank the curtain wall has been located in several places: west side Crawhall Road (1981), south of St. Dominic's (1928 & 1981), Gibson Street (1928), Grenville Terrace (1929 & 1978), Jubilee Road (1978), and Garth Heads (1994). A 2.8 metres section of Wall was located under a car showroom at the corner of Melbourne Street/Gibson Street at a depth of 2.3 metres in 2003.^[1]

Scheduled Monument (#1003508): Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West