What is recorded here
Chapel House marks milecastle 47 on the Northumberland border, a small military checkpoint where the road broke through the defensive line. The name suggests a later chapel rose beside the stones, layering worship over earlier guard duty.
Milecastle 47 (Chapel House) is shown as a archaeological place on the public map of Northumberland. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
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