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1750:Other sites
1609:Richborough
1569:Housesteads
1462:North Leigh
744:Milecastles
735:Gabrosentum
637:Corstopitum
551:Camboglanna
531:Vercovicium
501:Pons Aelius
202:Excavations
182:Description
108: /
83:Coordinates
1802:Categories
1726:Ribchester
1660:Silchester
1650:Colchester
1645:Chichester
1624:Vindolanda
1604:Ribchester
1529:Birdoswald
1524:Binchester
1472:Rockbourne
1467:Piddington
1447:Littlecote
1437:Fishbourne
678:Luguvalium
647:Vindolanda
606:Habitancum
556:Uxelodunum
407:TURRET 52B
341:References
311:NY57006457
303:Turret 52B
298:Turret 52B
269:Turret 52A
261:Turret 52A
255:Turret 52B
251:Turret 52A
243:Roman mile
175:NY57946490
163:milecastle
150:NY57946490
93:54°58′37″N
71:Milecastle
1670:St Albans
1655:Corbridge
1614:Segedunum
1574:Lancaster
1549:Derventio
1477:Sparsholt
1422:Chedworth
709:Vindomora
642:Newbrough
566:Coggabata
526:Procolita
511:Vindobala
506:Condercum
496:Segedunum
294:in 1934.
212:Turf Wall
145:reference
137:Reference
96:2°39′31″W
1675:Wroxeter
1559:Eboracum
1544:Chesters
1539:Caerleon
1482:Wroxeter
1294:Portgate
561:Aballava
521:Cilurnum
219:Cocidius
77:Location
1684:Museums
1457:Newport
1427:Crofton
1417:Brading
1358:Turrets
227:Hadrian
143:UK-OSNG
132:England
129:Country
124:Cumbria
1514:Arbeia
1412:Bignor
1405:Villas
1343:Vallum
728:Alauna
699:Arbeia
694:Alauna
657:Magnis
541:Magnis
536:Aesica
239:turret
161:was a
121:County
1633:Towns
1278:MF 25
1273:MF 24
1268:MF 23
1263:MF 22
1258:MF 21
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1228:MF 15
1223:MF 14
1218:MF 13
1213:MF 12
1208:MF 11
1203:MF 10
724:Bibra
704:Coria
661:Throp
546:Banna
516:Onnum
478:Forts
287:Banks
1579:Lunt
1198:MF 9
1193:MF 5
1188:MF 4
1183:MF 3
1178:MF 2
1173:MF 1
1007:50TW
571:Maia
253:and
67:Type
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