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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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