Poltross Burn Milecastle
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Poltross Burn Milecastle is a well-preserved Roman fortlet on Hadrian’s Wall near Gilsland in Cumbria, England, notable for its visible remains of barracks and a stairway to the wall walk.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fortlet
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ milecastle ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Milecastle 48
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The King's Stables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
border control
ⓘ
frontier defence ⓘ military garrison ⓘ |
| category |
Hadrian's Wall milecastles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman sites in Cumbria ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | British National Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 2nd century ⓘ |
| foundIn | civil parish of Waterhead ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks remains
ⓘ
gateway remains ⓘ internal building remains ⓘ stairway to wall walk ⓘ visible stone foundations ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationPanels | yes ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
latrine block
ⓘ
staircase to rampart walk ⓘ two-storey barrack block ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | River Irthing valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gilsland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hadrian's Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Poltross Burn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Gilsland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTransport | Gilsland railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hadrian's Wall Military Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadrian's Wall frontier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionRelativeTo |
east of Willowford Bridge abutment
ⓘ
west of Birdoswald Roman fort ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| wallSection | Hadrian's Wall central sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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