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Milecastle 35
Northumberland, England, UK
Milecastle 35
Milecastle 35 Location in Northumberland
Coordinates	55.025794°N 2.306606°W / 55.025794; -2.306606
Grid reference	NY80497018

Milecastle 35 (Sewingshields) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. It exists as consolidated masonry remains, and is located on the east facing slope of Sewingshields Crags, less than half a kilometer west of Sewiongshields Farm.).

. It was excavated in 1947 and again between 1978 and 1982. This revealed several phases of building on the site. The first phase of occupation consisted of a small building 4.25 metres by 7.45 metres with stone footings. The second phase, probably dating to the late second or early third century, consisted of a new and slightly larger building on the east side and a building on the west side, which occupied most of the space available. The site then fell into disrepair before further new buildings were erected (Phase III). These were crudely constructed, relying mainly on roughly hewn whinstone and possibly a turf or timber superstructure. Industrial activity was demonstrated by bronze and iron residues, hearths and crucibles. Following this phase a dump of earth was placed over the previous metal-working areas. Flimsy remains of stone footings placed on top of this earth may represent the final Roman phase of the site (Phase IV). The site was reoccupied in the Medieval period. Pottery and small finds dated from the 13th century to the 16th century. The stone footings of two substantial buildings of the longhouse type were found in association with stone stackstands and cobbled yards.

Construction

Milecastle 35 was a long-axis milecastle with a Type IV south gateway, and no remaining north gateway. Long-axis milecastles with Type IV gateways were thought to have been constructed by the legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester).

The milecastle had internal dimensions of 18.3 metres (60 ft) north-south by 15.2 metres (50 ft) wide with walls up to 3.2 metres (10 ft) thick. Internal structures indicating several different phases of occupation were identified Construction materials and methods. Other interesting construction facts. Internal structure details.

Excavations and investigations

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• Year 2 - Findings.

• Year 3 - Findings: Finds included:.
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• Year 4 - Findings

• Year 5 - English Heritage Field Investigation. It was noted that . . . .

Associated Turrets

Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 35 are known as Turret 35A and Turret 35B.

The remains of Turret 35A

Turret 35A

Turret 35A (Turret Name) is (description of position and update coordinates). (Construction details: door position, platform position, masonry, etc). (Description of current remains). (Excavation and investigation).

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Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: 54.993672°N 1.736733°W / 54.993672; -1.736733 (Turret 35A) (Ordnance Survey National Grid Coordinates: NY 8127 7043)

Turret 35B

Turret 35B (Turret Name) is (description of position and update coordinates). (Construction details: door position, platform position, masonry, etc). (Description of current remains). (Excavation and investigation).

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Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: 54.993672°N 1.736733°W / 54.993672; -1.736733 (Turret 35B) (Ordnance Survey National Grid Coordinates: NY 8127 7043)

Monument Records

Monument	Monument Number	National Monuments Record Number
Milecastle 35	22662	NZ 16 NE 5
Turret 35A	22667	NZ 16 NE 6
Turret 35B	22670	NZ 16 NE 7

Public Access

Only worth adding this section if there are extant remains. Access to Milefortlet and turrets.

Bibliography

• Daniels, Charles (1979), "Review: Fact and Theory on Hadrian's Wall", Britannia, 10: 357–364, doi:10.2307/526069, JSTOR 526069