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Hadrian's Wall at Milecastle 42, Cawfields
Hadrian's Wall,
built across north Britain between AD 120 and 130, had a system of small
forts called milecastles placed every mile along its entire length (80 Roman
miles or 73.5 modern miles), with towers or
turrets every 1/3 mile.
Except for a few decades in the mid 2nd century when the
Antonine Wall was built in Scotland, Hadrian's
Wall formed the Empire's northernmost frontier. This view shows the remains
of Milecastle 42 at Cawfields, where a detachment of Roman soldiers overlooked
the mostly unconquered terrain to the north. The small fortress held a wooden
palisade, guardhouses, and barracks built over the sloping ground surface.
[Fig.1: Milecastle 42 at Cawfields (photo: Athena Review).]
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