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Milecastle 18
Northumberland, England, UK
Milecastle 18 Milecastle 18
Milecastle 18 Location in Northumberland
Coordinates	54.98791°N 1.53231°W / 54.98791; -1.53231
Grid reference	NZ11616744

Milecastle 18 (Milecastle Name) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist (describe the state of the remains), and are located (describe the location and update the coordinates). (Any other very general remarks about the milecastle, especially how it relates to others).

Construction

Milecastle 18 was a long/short-axis milecastle with Type XX gateways. Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by the legio II Augusta/VI Victrix/XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Isca Augusta/Eboracum/Deva Victrix (Caerleon/York/Chester). Ref to other similar MCs where appropriate.

The milecastle had internal/external dimensions of . . . . (other dimension details - gateways, wall thicknesses, rounded corners, etc.) Construction materials and methods. Other interesting construction facts. Internal structure details.

Excavations and investigations

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• Year 3 - Findings: Finds included:.
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• Year 4 - Findings

• Year 5 - English Heritage Field Investigation. It was noted that . . . .

Associated Turrets

Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 18 are known as Turret 18A and Turret 18B.

Turret 18A

Turret 18A (Turret Name) is (description of position and update coordinates). (Construction details: door position, platform position, masonry, etc). (Description of current remains). (Excavation and investigation).

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Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: 54.993672°N 1.736733°W / 54.993672; -1.736733 (Turret 18A)

Turret 18B

Turret 18B (Turret Name) is (description of position and update coordinates). (Construction details: door position, platform position, masonry, etc). (Description of current remains). (Excavation and investigation).

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Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: 54.993672°N 1.736733°W / 54.993672; -1.736733 (Turret 18B)

Monument Records

Monument	Monument Number	National Monuments Record Number
Milecastle 18	22662	NZ 16 NE 5
Turret 18A	22667	NZ 16 NE 6
Turret 18B	22670	NZ 16 NE 7

Public Access

Only worth adding this section if there are extant remains. Access to Milefortlet and turrets.

Bibliography

• Daniels, Charles (1979), "Review: Fact and Theory on Hadrian's Wall", Britannia, 10: 357–364, doi:10.2307/526069, JSTOR 526069