Milecastle 51 Turret 51A

Milecastle 51

Turret 51A[edit]

Turret 51A (Piper Sike) (grid reference NY58826530) is of the type normally associated with the Turf Wall, and later replaced in stone.^[3] The turret was excavated in 1927 and again in 1970.^[3] The entrance was on the east side and a substantial platform against the north wall.^[3] Cooking hearths and rubbish were found spread over the rest of the turret.^[3] Occupation is not believed to have continued later than the 2nd century AD.^[3] The turret was consolidated after 1970 and survives to a maximum height of 0.8 metres.^[3]

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