What is recorded here

Milecastle 3 stood at Shields Road West in wall mile 2, marking one of the smaller intervals along Hadrian's Wall. The presumption rests on alignment rather than a visible chamber, yet the name still points to a guarded gap where soldiers watched the road and the men beyond it.

The National Heritage List for England records Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built by the Romans under the orders of Emperor Hadrian in the early 2nd century AD, this section of Hadrian's Wall and the presumed milecastle 3 were part of the defensive frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain. It is important as a key archaeological and historical site illustrating Roman military architecture and the administration of the northern frontier.

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