Milecastle 15

Milecastle 15 was a long-axis milecastle of unknown gateway type. Long-axis milecastles were thought to have been constructed by either the Legio VI Victrix who were based in Eboracum (York) or the Legio XX Valeria Victrix who were based in Deva Victrix (Chester).{{cite book |author=David J Breeze and Brian Dobson |year=1976

|title=Hadrian's Wall | publisher=Allen Lane | isbn=0-14-027182-1 | pages = 14–15}}

• 1958 – The milecastle is identified from an RAF aerial photo.{{cite web|url=http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=20378|title=Milecastle 15|work=Pastscape|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=12 Jul 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052500/http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=20378|archive-date=2012-03-10}}
• 1966 – English Heritage Field Investigation. It was noted that the milecastle was a long-axis type.
• 1989 – English Heritage Field Investigation. It was noted that the platform survives up to approximately {{convert|1.0|m|ft}} high with ragged robber trenches around the crest on east, south and west sides.

Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 15 are known as Turret 15A and Turret 15B.

Turret 15A was located in the expected position in 1931. Only one course remained. An English Heritage Field Investigation in 1966 noted that the Turret was covered by the modern road.{{cite web|url=http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=20381|title=Turret 15A|work=Pastscape|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=12 Jul 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052516/http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=20381|archive-date=2012-03-10}}

Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: {{coord|55.007001|-1.864727|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Turret 15A}}

Turret 15B was thought to have been located in 1931, in the expected position. The 1931 investigation reported little more than footing. An English Heritage Field Investigation in 1966 noted that the Turret was covered by the modern road, and a further English Heritage Field Investigation in 1989 cast doubt on whether the footings reported in 1931 were sufficient evidence for the existence of the turret at this location.{{cite web|url=http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=20384|title=Turret 15B|work=Pastscape|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=12 Jul 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052532/http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=20384|archive-date=2012-03-10}}

Location on Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map: {{coord|55.008241|-1.872541|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Turret 15B}}

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• {{citation|last=Daniels|first=Charles|year=1979|title=Review: Fact and Theory on Hadrian's Wall|journal=Britannia|volume=10|pages=357–364 |jstor=526069}}

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