Milecastle 19
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Milecastle 19 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Sited just to the east of the hamlet of Matfen Piers, the milecastle is today covered by the B6318 Military Road. The milecastle is notable
The line of Hadrian's Wall (beneath the modern road) just to the west of Milecastle 19
The site of Turret 19B next to the Military Road, marked by nettle growth, a sign of human habitation.
Milecastle 18
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Milecastle 18 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It is located to the west of the settlement of East Wallhouses in Northumberland and is visible as a platform in the ground. The milecastle
Milecastle 19
…pottery of 200 AD. It was examined by Birley in 1932, who found pottery dating only to the 2nd century AD, and found to be of the same construction as Turrets 18A and B except that the recess was blocked up with walls founded on earlier occupation earth. A doorjamb and hypocaust pillar were found to have been incorporated…
The line of Hadrian's Wall (beneath the modern road) at Milecastle 18