Milecastle 36 (Kings Hill) (Haydon)
[NY 7972 6931] MILECASTLE 36 [G.S.] (Site of) (1)
Milecastle 36 was a long axis milecastle with a north gateway completely reconstructed under Severus, but walled up at a later period. Drastic stone-robbing took place in 1831. MacLauchlan noted a branch road from the milecastle to the military way (2a). (2)
Part of the east and west walls are indicated by 'robber-trenches', but the remainder has been destroyed by surface quarrying. There are no visible remains of the branch road. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Scheduled. (4)
Hodgson noted the robbing of the milecastle walls in 1832, as well as the existence of an internal building. The internal structure is among the earliest examples known from any milecastle. (5)
Milecastle 36 was excavated in 1946 and was found to have a long axis and narrow walls. The south gate was destroyed and the north gate was reconstructed in a post-Hadrianic period and then blocked (6b). NY 7972 6931. The featureless interior part of the milecastle is overlain by Wall tumble. Robber trenches are on the east and west walls up to 0.5m deep. (6a)
The excavated remains of Milecastle 36 are visible on air photographs and were mapped as part of the Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Project. (6c)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6d)
General association with HER 6553 (Turret 36a), HER 6554 (Turret 36b), HER 6641 (Roman road). (6)
Milecastle 36 was a long axis milecastle with a north gateway completely reconstructed under Severus, but walled up at a later period. Drastic stone-robbing took place in 1831. MacLauchlan noted a branch road from the milecastle to the military way (2a). (2)
Part of the east and west walls are indicated by 'robber-trenches', but the remainder has been destroyed by surface quarrying. There are no visible remains of the branch road. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (3)
Scheduled. (4)
Hodgson noted the robbing of the milecastle walls in 1832, as well as the existence of an internal building. The internal structure is among the earliest examples known from any milecastle. (5)
Milecastle 36 was excavated in 1946 and was found to have a long axis and narrow walls. The south gate was destroyed and the north gate was reconstructed in a post-Hadrianic period and then blocked (6b). NY 7972 6931. The featureless interior part of the milecastle is overlain by Wall tumble. Robber trenches are on the east and west walls up to 0.5m deep. (6a)
The excavated remains of Milecastle 36 are visible on air photographs and were mapped as part of the Hadrian's Wall National Mapping Project. (6c)
Located on the English Heritage map of Hadrian's Wall 2010. (6d)
General association with HER 6553 (Turret 36a), HER 6554 (Turret 36b), HER 6641 (Roman road). (6)
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EXCAVATION, King's Hill, Milecastle 36 1946; Durham Excavation Committee
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; E C Waight
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead 1999; T GATES
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
MEASURED SURVEY, RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project ; RCHME
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1966; E C Waight
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Hadrian's Wall Landscape from Chesters to Greenhead 1999; T GATES
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION, English Heritage: Hadrian's Wall WHS Mapping Project, NMP 2008; English Heritage
MEASURED SURVEY, RCHME: Hadrian's Wall Project ; RCHME
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