Name: Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall
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Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall

Turret Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE15 7TH, UK

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Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall, The foundations of this turret and a 65-metre length of Hadrian’s Wall lie immediately beside the A186. Built of unusually large stones, the turret has a platform in one corner, which probably served as the base for a ladder to reach the upper floors. Another 60-metre section of the Wall survives 300 metres west, alongside the south verge of the A69.

The Romans built Denton Hall (turret 7B) as part of Hadrian’s Wall, the frontier begun in AD 122 to define the north-west boundary of their empire. Turrets such as Denton Hall were towers built into the Wall, two to every Roman mile (about 1.48km), for small groups of soldiers to shelter in and keep watch.

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History of Denton Hall Turret: The Romans built Denton Hall (turret 7B) as part of Hadrian’s Wall, the frontier begun in AD 122 to define the north-west boundary of their empire. Turrets such as Denton Hall were towers built into the Wall, two to every Roman mile (about 1.48km), for small groups of soldiers to shelter in and keep watch. Today, Denton Hall Turret lies in the western suburbs of Newcastle, part of a 63-metre section of Hadrian’s Wall in a small public space adjacent to the A186.
Turrets on Hadrian’s Wall: The original design for Hadrian’s Wall comprised a continuous high wall and a V-shaped ditch, stretching 80 Roman miles (117.5km) from Wallsend on the river Tyne in the east to Burgh-by-Sands on the Solway Firth in the west. The builders incorporated about 160 turrets along the Wall, providing vantage points to monitor movements of people, especially to the north. Pairs of turrets were positioned equidistantly between larger ‘milecastles’, where garrisons probably of up to 30 soldiers guarded gates that allowed access through the Wall. Before construction of the Wall was completed, large forts such as Chesters, Housesteads and Birdoswald were added to its line to house larger forces of about 500 or 1,000 in each.
Denton Hall Turret: Denton Hall has a simple design common to most turrets. It has a rectangular ground floor plan, about 3.96 x 4.2 metres internally, with a doorway towards the east end of the south wall. Hadrian’s Wall itself forms the north wall, and the ground floor is recessed into it. Against the inside face of the south wall, a stone platform with a few steps ended in a low landing, from which a wooden stair formerly ascended, parallel to the west wall, to an upper floor.
Who built Denton Hall Turret? The three Roman legions based in Britannia – some 15,000 soldiers altogether – built Hadrian’s Wall: the 20th Valeria Victrix, based at Chester, the 6th Victrix, based at York, and the 2nd Augusta, based at Caerleon in Wales.
Excavation at Denton Hall Turret: When archaeologists excavated Denton Hall turret in 1929, they uncovered evidence for three major periods of rearrangement on the ground floor. These spanned the period from initial building to the mid 4th century AD.

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Parking: On street parking is available at the site.

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Pricing URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/denton-hall-turret/opening-times/

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Address: Turret Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE15 7TH, UK

Post Code: NE15 7TH

Council: Newcastle upon Tyne

County: Tyne and Wear

Road Access: 4 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne city centre, located immediately south-east of A69.
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Parking: On street parking is available at the site.