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Hadrian's Wall at Turret 49b
Named for the
Roman emperor Hadrian, the Wall was erected between AD 120 and 130 as a frontier
against hostile northern tribes. Hadrian's Wall followed an already established
line of forts along a road called the Stanegate, set up ca. AD 100 during
the reign of Trajan. Lined with
forts,
milecastles, and turrets
or watchtowers such as this, Hadrian's Wall crossed 74 miles of hilly terrain
between the North Sea and the Irish Sea. This view shows remains of the wall
at Turret 49b, one of two turrets placed at one-third of a mile intervals
between Milecastles 49 and 50.
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[Fig.1: Hadrian's Wall at Turret 49b (photo: Athena Review).]
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