Poltross Burn Milecastle
Roman - Fort, Wall
Photo © Iain Russell
Of all the milecastles along Hadrian's Wall, Poltross Burn Milecastle is said to be one of the most well preserved examples of this type of small fort. An oven, and the remains of its north gateway amongst the surviving features. But it is the remains of a flight of stairs to the rampart walk that distinguishes sets this fort apart - these suggest a height of 4.6 m for the curtain wall.
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Location: England - North West - Cumbria - Gilsland
Onsite Facilities: free entry, open year round, photography permitted, dogs allowed, self guiding allowed
Official Website: Poltross Burn Milecastle
History & Archaeology
Poltross Burn Milecastle is Milecastle 48 along Hadrian's Wall, 1521m west of Milecastle 47 and 1458m east of Milecastle 49. It was excavated in 1909 and is now in the care of English Heritage.
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Nearby Sites
Sites up to 50 km away as the crow flies. Click to see Nearby Sites on a Google Map.
- Harrow's Scar Milecastle 1 km / 1 miles
- Birdoswald Roman Fort 2 km / 1 miles
- Pike Hill Signal Tower 6 km / 4 miles
- Banks East Turret 6 km / 4 miles
- Vindolanda 14 km / 9 miles
- Housesteads Roman Fort 16 km / 10 miles
- Carrawburgh Fort 23 km / 14 miles
- Chesters Roman Fort and Museum 28 km / 17 miles
- Chesters Bridge Abutment 28 km / 18 miles
- Corbridge Roman Town 35 km / 22 miles
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Resources
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England: An Archaeological Guide to Sites from earliest Times to AD 1600
by Timothy Darvill, Jane Timby and Paul Stamper(Oxford Archaeological Guides) (Amazon.com)
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England: An Archaeological Guide to Sites from earliest Times to AD 1600
by Timothy Darvill, Jane Timby and Paul Stamper(Oxford Archaeological Guides) (Amazon.co.uk)
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Visiting the Past
A Guide to Finding and Understanding Britain's Archaeology (Amazon.co.uk)
