What is recorded here
Poltross Burn Milecastle was a Roman milecastle situated along the Hadrian's Wall frontier system, dating to the 2nd century AD. It is important as part of the extensive network of Roman military structures that controlled movement and defended the northern boundary of Roman Britain.
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