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MILE CASTLE | Mile Castle | Dr Bruces History of the Roman Wall | On the South Side | "In addition to the Stations (say Dr | ||
Mile Castle | Mr McLauglan’s Map | of the Roman Wall | Bruce in page 53 of his history of the | |||
Mile Castle | Roman Wall) Castella or Mile | |||||
Castles were provided for the use of | ||||||
the troops which garrisoned the walls – they | ||||||
derive their modern name from the | ||||||
Circumstance of their being usually placed | ||||||
at the distance of a Roman Mile from each | ||||||
other – with two exceptions they have | ||||||
been placed against the Southern face of | ||||||
the Wall &c – though generally placed | ||||||
about seven furlongs from each other | ||||||
the nature of the ground independently | ||||||
of distance has frequently determined | ||||||
the Spot of their location." | ||||||
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Transcribed by JW and LF
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