, as the ramparts here arenearly obliterated. Although the two works are of similarconstruction, it is hardly likely that they were raised together,and the evidence, so far, tends to show that the inner representsa curtailment of the outer to accommodate a smaller garrison.The gates and the… … Fig. io.—Plan of Roman Fort at Haltwhistle Burn. After Simpson.(So ft. to I in.) Rochester, South Shields, Hardknott, Melandra, Brough, New-stead, and Ribchester—beyond remarking that they were allstone forts, like Housesteads and Gellygaer, and of symmetricalform and arrangement ; with four gates…
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