Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Scott Vanderbilt

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette

Last modified Feb 03, 2026 11:56 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/967060363

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
54.9939942007, -2.44579022843

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Representative Locations:
- Approximate boundary of the ancient site (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location: Milecastle 42 (Cawfields) (AD 43 - AD 410) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Milecastle 42 (Cawfields) makes connections with:

Milecastle 42 (Cawfields) connection Hadrian's Wall (unspecified date range)

Milecastle 42 (Cawfields) receives connections from:

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Place type:
fortlet

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Scott Vanderbilt, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Maxime Guénette, 'Milecastle 42 (Cawfields): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/967060363> [accessed: 16 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/967060363 |title=Places: 967060363 (Milecastle 42 (Cawfields)) |author=Vanderbilt, S. |accessdate=May 16, 2026 2:06 am |publisher=Pleiades}}