Milecastle 77 (Raven Bank) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY25666068).
Milecastle 77 is thought to lie northeast of the village of Glasson. The exact location has not been found. The area was excavated in 1973, but the results were inconclusive. It is thought to be situated about 50 metres south of the junction of the Glasson road with the Bowness-Carlisle road.
The vallum survives as a feature visible on the ground to the southwest of the milecastle.
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 77 are known as Turret 77A (grid reference NY255611) and Turret 77B (grid reference NY251612). The exact locations of the turrets have not been found.
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Milecastle 77 (Raven Bank) was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall (grid reference NY25666068). Milecastle 77 is thought to lie northeast of the village of Glasson. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fortlet site from the Roman period in Britain.
Milecastle 77 (Raven Bank) 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 Drumburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall between Burgh Marsh and Westfield House in wall miles 76 and 77 (0.3 km), Turret 76A (Drumburgh) (0.9 km), Congavata (1.1 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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