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Wall Mile 45


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Hadrian's Wall - Wall Mile 45:

  • Milecastle 45 (Walltown) - visible as eartheworks
  • Turret 45A (Walltown) - significant visible remains
  • Turret 45B (Walltown West)  - no visible remains

Built AD 122, reconstructed AD 205.

Scheduled Ancient Monument (#1017535): Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45. Survives mostly as a low stony rubble and turf covered mound throughout this section averaging 5m wide and 1m high, except for a few stretches of exposed upstanding masonry.

Scheduled Ancient Monument (#1155916): milecastles 43, 44, 45 and 46; turrets 42B, 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 45A and 45B. This secion of Hadrian's Wall runs west from Cawfields to Holmhead. Several stretches of c.1.5-metre high wall masonry survive.

Scheduled Ancient Monument (#1010978) section of vallum between Cockmount Hill in the east and the west side of Walltown Wood in the west. For most of its length the vallum survives as an upstanding earthwork. However, south of Allolee where its remains are not generally visible above ground, traces have recently been identified.

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Turret 45a, Walltown Crags, Hadrian's Wall

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Turret 45a, Walltown Crags, Hadrian's Wall

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Wall Mile 45 - Turret 45a (Walltown), Hadrian's Wall

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Wall Mile 45 - Turret 45a (Walltown), Hadrian's Wall

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Walltown Crags

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Hadrian's Wall east of Milecastle 45

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Hadrian's Wall on the Nine Nicks of Thirlwall

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Hadrian's Wall between the track to Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry East in wall miles 43, 44 and 45 - List Entry
- ....The monument includes the section of Hadrian's Wall and its associated features between the track to Cockmount Hill in the east and Walltown Quarry East in the west. All upstanding …

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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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The vallum between Cockmount Hill and Walltown Quarry West in wall miles 43, 44 and 45 - List Entry
- .....the section of vallum between Cockmount Hill in the east and the west side of Walltown Wood in the west. For most of its length the vallum survives as an …

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