Milecastle 9
Milecastle 9 (Chapel House) was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist partially as a low platform, and are located in West Denton (to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne), from Chapel House Farm. However, the northern part of the remains are now mostly covered by the modern roads ( A69/ B6528). The milecastle marks a watershed between those with relatively well-defined positions (to the west) and those whose position are less certain (to the east). Construction Milecastle 9 was a long-axis milecastle with Type IV gateways (a broad wall variation of Type II gateways)..). Such milecastles were thought to have been constructed by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester). The only other known milecastles with Type IV gateways are Milecastle 27 and possibly Milecastle 10. The milecastle had internal dimensions of wide by long, with gates wide. The side walls were thick with the south wall being slightly narrower and havi ...
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West Denton
West Denton is an area in the western part of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... Education Some of the schools in the area include: Primary: *Beech Hill Primary School *West Denton Primary School *St John Vianney RC Primary School Specialist: *Thomas Bewick *Studio West ''(opened September 2014)'' References External links West Denton Primary School website Districts of Newcastle upon Tyne {{TyneandWear-geo-stub ...
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