Milecastle 80
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Milecastle 80 was one of a series of Milecastles or small fortlets built at intervals of approximately one Roman mile along Hadrian's Wall
. It was excavated in 1973, under the ruins of the Roman fort of Maia
, the last Roman fort on the western end of Hadrian's Wall.
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
. It was excavated in 1973, under the ruins of the Roman fort of Maia
Mais (Bowness)
Mais, or Maia, in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last fort at the western end of the Wall....
, the last Roman fort on the western end of Hadrian's Wall.