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Turret 27A

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 967060298
Site type
Watch Tower
Category
Military
Latitude
55.0259
Longitude
-2.1393
Overview

History & context

A turret situated on Hadrian's Wall.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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What is Turret 27A?

A turret situated on Hadrian's Wall. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a watch tower site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Turret 27A?

Turret 27A is classified as a Roman watch tower — 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.

What other Roman sites are near Turret 27A?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Cilurnum (0 km), Baths of Cilurnum (0.1 km), Unnamed Roman bridgehead (0.2 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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Nearby

Other Roman sites in this area

Cilurnum
Fort0 km
Baths of Cilurnum
Bath House0.1 km
Unnamed Roman bridgehead
Bridge0.2 km
The Roman fort, vicus, bridge abutments and associated remains of Hadrian's Wall at Chesters in wall mile 27
Fort0.3 km
Turret 27B
Watch Tower0.5 km
Milecastle 27 (Low Brunton)
Fortlet0.5 km
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Heritage

Nearby scheduled monuments

Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm
1.1 km
Defended settlement on Wall Crags
1.4 km
Medieval wayside cross, 780m SSE of Walwick Grange
1.6 km
Medieval cross, 400m south east of Crag House
2.4 km
Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden
2.4 km
Motte castle, 170m west of Warden parish church
3.6 km
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