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title: Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3743/hadrians-wall-milecastle-39/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2022-09-07
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# Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3743.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3743.jpg)

## Image Caption

The remains of Milecastle 39 on [Hadrian's Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hadrians_Wall/) near Steel Rigg. Each milecastle on [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/)'s [Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) mile to the west of the Milecastle. The turrets associated with Milecastle 39 are known as Turret 39A and Turret 39B.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2015, March 24). Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3743/hadrians-wall-milecastle-39/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3743/hadrians-wall-milecastle-39/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Hadrian's Wall, Milecastle 39." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3743/hadrians-wall-milecastle-39/>.

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