Name: Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall - Hadrian's Wall
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Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall - Hadrian's Wall

Gilsland, Hadrian's Wall Path, Brampton CA8 7DD, UK

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Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall - Hadrian's Wall. A mile-long section of the Wall, rebuilt in stone later in Hadrian's reign. It is linked to Birdoswald Roman Fort. Hadrian’s Wall, begun in AD 122, was originally built of turf from the western end of the Wall at Bowness on Solway as far as Harrows Scar Milecastle.

This turf structure was later replaced in stone. Between Harrows Scar Milecastle and the Roman fort at Birdoswald, 400 metres to the west, a length of the Wall survives up to 2 metres high, and contains a number of Roman inscriptions and phallic symbols that have been left in place. This part of Hadrian’s Wall has played an important role in understanding the Wall’s building sequence.

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History of Harrows Scar Milecastle and Wall: Hadrian’s Wall, begun in AD 122, was originally built of turf from the western end of the Wall at Bowness on Solway as far as Harrows Scar Milecastle. This turf structure was later replaced in stone. Between Harrows Scar Milecastle and the Roman fort at Birdoswald, 400 metres to the west, a length of the Wall survives up to 2 metres high, and contains a number of Roman inscriptions and phallic symbols that have been left in place. This part of Hadrian’s Wall has played an important role in understanding the Wall’s building sequence.
The Turf Wall and Milecastle: The building of Hadrian’s Wall began in AD 122. The first plan for the Wall provided for a stone Wall running from Wallsend at its eastern end to the river Irthing at Willowford, and then for a turf Wall from Harrows Scar (milecastle 49), on the high western bank of the Irthing, to Bowness on Solway.
The Stone Wall and Milecastle: The stretch of turf Wall from Harrows Scar west to Milecastle 51 (Wall Bowers) was replaced in stone before the end of Hadrian’s reign (AD 138). The stone Wall diverged from the line of its turf predecessor, however – the only place on the Wall where this occurs – in order to meet the northern corners of the stone-built fort at Birdoswald.
The Post-Roman Period: The milecastle clearly remained visible for a long time. It had been reused by 1603, when it was part of the land tenanted by Henry Tweddle, who had ‘a cottage and Yarde … by the said Wall north, butting east upon Irdinge’.[9] This is a clear reference to a post-medieval building whose foundations were excavated in 1956.

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Parking: Charged car parking is available at Birdoswald Roman Fort, approximately a 10-15 minute walk away. The fee is refunded to visitors and members who visit Birdoswald.

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