page_title: Milecastle 50TW
section_title: Associated Turrets
hierarchical_section_title: Milecastle 50TW / Associated Turrets
caption_attribution_description: English: Plan of typical turret on turf section of Hadrian's Wall
context_page_description: Milecastle 50TW was a milecastle on the Turf Wall section of Hadrian's Wall. The milecastle is located close to the Birdoswald Roman Fort and is unique in that it was not replaced by a stone milecastle when the turf wall was upgraded to stone, the replacement wall instead running some 200m to the north. The milecastle was partially demolished by the Romans after it was abandoned. The milecastle was excavated in 1934 and several Roman rubbish pits discovered. The remains of the two turrets associated with this milecastle have also been located. As the turf wall lies some distance from the stone wall, the sites are not accessible from the Hadrian's Wall Path.
context_section_description: 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 50TW are known as Turret 50A TW and Turret 50B TW.  Both turrets were demolished when the turf wall was replaced with a stone wall.
caption: Typical plan of a turf wall turret
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