2017

NY5764 : Banks East Turret (Turret 52a - an observation tower)

taken 9 years ago, near to Banks, Cumbria, England

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Banks East Turret (Turret 52a - an observation tower)
Banks East Turret (Turret 52a - an observation tower)
Turrets were watch towers, in theory spaced two to every Roman mile (about 1.48 kilometres) on Hadrian's Wall. A few soldiers would have lived or sheltered inside each turret. This turret remained in use into the later fourth century AD.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright G Laird and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Defence, Military Primary Subject: Tower
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Hadrian's Wall at Turret 52a [18] · Tower [9] · Roman Mile [5] · Observation Tower [3] ·
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Photographer
G Laird   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 26 April, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 April, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 575 647 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.5161N 2:39.9111W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 575 647
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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