Milecastle 47 (Chapel House) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY64906607).
Milecastle 47 is about 270 metres east of Chapel House near Gilsland. The site is in a pasture field, and there are no visible remains other than a slight earthwork platform. Robbing of the milecastle using explosives occurred in the 19th century.
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 47 are known as Turret 47A and Turret 47B.
Turret 47A (Foultown) (grid reference NY64416615) was located by exploratory excavation in 1912. There are no remains visible.
Turret 47B (Gap) (grid reference NY63926625) was also located by exploratory excavation in 1912. The site is now overlain by a house and garden.
Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →
Milecastle 47 (Chapel House) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY64906607). Milecastle 47 is about 270 metres east of Chapel House near Gilsland. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fortlet site from the Roman period in Britain.
Milecastle 47 (Chapel House) is classified as a Roman fortlet — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Turret 47A (Foultown) (0.5 km), Turret 46B (Wallend) (0.5 km), Chapel Rigg Roman temporary camp (0.7 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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