milecastle
milecastle (MEYEL-kas-uhl) - n., a small fort set one Roman mile apart from another fortlet along a frontier fortification.
Such as along Hadrian's Wall, where each milecastle is also a gateway through the wall. Named for being a small castle-like things a mile apart. ObBonus: Milecastle haikus (click about for successive weeks).
Such as along Hadrian's Wall, where each milecastle is also a gateway through the wall. Named for being a small castle-like things a mile apart. ObBonus: Milecastle haikus (click about for successive weeks).