Archaeological sites · North East England
Milecastle 19
Milecastle 19 in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Milecastle 19 is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Milecastle 19 (Matfen Piers) 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 for the discovery of an altar by Eric Birley in the 1930s. An inscription on the altar is one of the few dedications to a mother goddess found in Roman Britain, and was made by members of the First Cohort of Varduli from northern Spain. The presence of the Vardulians at this milecastle has led to debate amongst archaeologists over the origins of troops used to garrison the wall. A smaller altar was found at one of the two associated turrets.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.0113, -1.9493
- Address
- Northumberland, England, UK
Sources
- wikidata: Q6851154 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Milecastle 19 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Milecastle 19?
- Milecastle 19 is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.0113°, -1.9493°.