[or mile castle]. A small Roman fort set at intervals of one Roman mile along a major well-defended frontier (limes). On Hadrian s Wall examples show a small rectangular plan. A gateway in the wall, with watchtower over, permitted access into an area of offices and barrack quarters for up to about 30 men, and a second gateway (in line) then gave access to Roman territory.
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