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Milecastle 78 (Kirkland)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Scott Vanderbilt

Contributors: Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Maxime Guénette

Last modified Feb 03, 2026 11:59 AM — History

tags: dare:major=0, dare:ancient=2, dare:feature=tower

A milecastle situated on Hadrian's Wall.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/967060320

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
54.94109, -3.179287

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: Center point of the ancient site (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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None

Milecastle 78 (Kirkland) makes connections with:

Milecastle 78 (Kirkland) connection Hadrian's Wall (unspecified date range)

Milecastle 78 (Kirkland) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
fortlet

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Scott Vanderbilt, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, and Maxime Guénette, 'Milecastle 78 (Kirkland): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/967060320> [accessed: 15 February 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/967060320 |title=Places: 967060320 (Milecastle 78 (Kirkland)) |author=Vanderbilt, S. |accessdate=February 15, 2026 3:39 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Milecastle 78 (Kirkland)