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	Tynemouth - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tynemouth
		Port and resort in Tyne and Wear, England; population (1991) 17,100.
		A monastery was first established here in the 7th century and in the 11th century it was refounded as a Benedictine priory and fortified.
		Tynemouth is a chiefly residential area with cliffs overlooking the mouth of the River Tyne.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Tynemouth (123 words)

	bookoftyne's Xanga Site
		Tyne stood alone in the creeping darkness, hidden in shadows of columns, staring silently at the iron gate in front of her.
		Tyne is what I am called in my father’s house.” She paused, the dreamy, otherworldly expression once again crossing her face and disappearing as quickly as it came.
		She knew by the flag flown from the turrets that this city was indeed the place where the current leg of her journey would be finished.
	www.xanga.com /bookoftyne (2595 words)

	Tyne River - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tyne River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		River of northeast England formed by the union of the North Tyne (rising in the Cheviot Hills) and South Tyne (rising near Cross Fell in Cumbria) near Hexham, Northumberland, and reaching the North Sea at Tynemouth; length 72 km/45 mi.
		Kielder Water (1980) in the North Tyne Valley is Europe's largest artificial lake, 12 km/7.5 mi long and 0.8 km/0.5 mi wide, and supplies the industries of Tyneside, Wearside, and Teesside.
		The principal tributary of the Tyne is the River Derwent, and the chief towns and cities along its course are Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Jarrow, and South Shields.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Tyne+River (205 words)

	The Construction Of Hadrian's Wall
		When it was finished the Wall was 80 Roman miles long (117km or 73 modern miles) and stretched from Wallsend on the river Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west.
		In fact some of the turrets and sections of wall that had already been built were demolished to make room for the new forts.
		The turrets and milecastles allowed Roman soldiers to watch what was happening along the whole length of the frontier.
	museums.ncl.ac.uk /wallnet/wall/wall.htm (594 words)

	HADRIANS WALL HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Between each milecastle and the next were two smaller turrets, equidistant from each other and the milecastles to either side, with an average spacing of 540 yards between centres.
		In the infantry forts, the Wall itself generally formed the northern defences of the camp, which projected wholly to the south, as is the case with the Milecastles and turrets.
		In the cavalry forts, or those of part-mounted units, the forts were generally built across the line of the Wall with three of its major gates opening out onto its northern side, part of the wall having to be demolished in order to accomodate the fort.
	www.roman-britain.org /hw/hw_history.htm (2186 words)

	Roman Glory: Hadrians Wall
		The military surveyors, known as mensors, carried a Groma with them for laying out right angles, a decempeda (a 10-foot rod) for measuring short distances, a waxed cord or rope for measuring longer distances, a plumb line level known as a libra, and writing and drawing materials.
		The mensors were responsible for the overall position of the Wall, the stationing along its length of turrets, mile-castles, and forts, and the interior layout of each fort.
		Turrets are sometimes referred to as signaling stations, but it is not known what devices or codes the Roman sentries might have been using.
	www.surveyhistory.org /roman_glory_hadrian's_wall1.htm (1192 words)

	Hadrians Wall
		Between milecastles were two equidistant turrets where sentries kept watch.
		In Roman times the fort of Pons Aelius at Newcastle was probably not as important as that at Benwell, although it had a significant role in guarding a Roman bridge accross the Tyne.
		Pons was the Latin word for Bridge, so Pons Aelius was the name of both the the fort and the bridge at Newcastle.
	members.tripod.com /newcastleupontyne/hadrianswall.html (834 words)

	Hadrian's Wall-The Wall
		The chosen line involved a number of river crossings but Roman soldiers were experts at building bridges The Stanegate was still useful for moving troops and supplies therefore it was decided to use the existing forts as permanent bases for the troops who were to defend it.
		The milecastles and turrets were clearly built first because in many instances they have a projecting stub of the wider gauge bonded to the narrower gauge of the Wall.
		The turrets, all of which were made out of stone, are very much smaller than the milecastles.
	www.odysseyadventures.ca /articles/hadrian-wall/article_hadrianswall-thewall.htm (1846 words)

	Tyne Turrets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tyne Turrets were 2 12" guns from HMS Illustrious, installed in Roberts Battery at Hartley, near Seaton Sluice north of the Tyne, and Kitchener Battery in Marsden near Lizard Point south of the river.
		The batteries were planned in World War I but only commissioned in 1921, and after a change of heart scrapped in 1926.
		This very heavy armament was only rivalled by the Dover harbour Admiralty Pier Turret at the time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tyne_Turrets (114 words)

	Kielder Railway Viaduct
		The viaduct was built in 1862 as a joint project of the Border Counties Railway and the North British Railway as part of its extension to Riccarton Junction.
		To obtain the approval of the Duke of Northumberland it had to be built with turrets and battlements, just why is not clear, though it was not without precedent for landowners to request such additions.
		Passenger traffic was always limited, though the line did open up the North Tyne valley and help to increase the population.
	www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk /kdrlwy.html (275 words)

	Tyne & Wear
		The present castle was begun in the 14th century by Sir William Hylton, and its early 15th century keep-gatehouse survives.
		Its special glory is the west facade, which is broken by four square turrets and topped by battlemented parapets, and has an array of medieval heraldry.
		The headland that forms the north side of the mouth of the Tyne, was a site of great importance both as a religious centre and as a coast and border castle from the 7th century onwards.
	www.westair-reproductions.com /mappage/tynewear.htm (1159 words)

	Hadrian's Wall - Timeline Index
		He visited Britain in 122 AD, and ordered a wall to be built between the Solway Firth in the West and the River Tyne in the east "to separate Romans from Barbarians".
		At first 10 Roman Feet wide, and later 8, it began in the east and reached the river Irthing near present day Carlisle, from there it continues west to the Solway Firth but is built of 18" x 12" x 6" regulation turf blocks (460mm x 300mm x 150mm).
		Turrets could also shelter some soldiers though they may have served primarily as look-out vantage points.
	www.timelineindex.com /kidsweek/view/1410 (257 words)

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		As the ship returned to Newcastle she passed Spithead which was in the midst of a review of the British fleet by King George V. The horizon was lit with searchlights of 59 British battleships and 40 miles of British warships during that night.
		All seven turrets have a casting cylinder that snugly fits inside the barbette, except that the turret for position four (half rear hood version) will need this cylinder reduced in height to fit into the shallow barbette at that position.
		The barbette for #2 turret is notched at the rear where the barbette fits over 01 deck of the forward superstructure.
	www.steelnavy.com /CombrigAgincourt.htm (9514 words)

	Hadrian's Wall \| Newcastle upon Tyne \| WCities Destination Guide
		It ran 73 miles, coast to coast, and consisted of a stone built wall around seven metres high with a ditch to the north and a bigger bank and ditch earthwork (the Vallum) to the south.
		Turrets, milecastles, and forts were built at regular intervals.
		The course of the wall ran from Segedunum Fort at Wallsend on the East Coast through Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
	www.wcities.com /en/record/,98097/46/record.html (129 words)

	Greek & Roman Antiquities - Articles - Ancient History - Hadrian's Wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The A69 and B6318 roads largely follow the course of the wall as it starts in Newcastle upon Tyne to Carlisle, then on round the northern coast of Cumbria.
		Early in its construction the width of the wall was narrowed to 2.5 metres or even less (the "Narrow Wall").
		Some of the larger forts along the wall, such as Chesters and Housesteads, were built on top of the footings of milecastles or turrets, showing the change of plan.
	www.greekandromancoins.com /hadrianswall-a-29.html (1577 words)

	WW2Ships.com: Town Class Light Cruisers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Under heavy criticism, twelve six inch (152 mm) guns (in four turrets) were selected as the main weapons.
		Pressure to increase this to 15 guns (to match the Japanese Mogami class and the American Brooklyn class) was resisted, on the grounds that this would break the 10,000 ton limit set by the treaties, although given the generally liberal interpretation of ship displacement by other powers the refusal appears strange.
		Changes included the addition of anti-aircraft equipment (by the end of the war one turret had been replaced with AA guns) and the addition of radar.
	www.ww2ships.com /britain/gb-cl-001-b.shtml (1310 words)

	northernbreaks.com - chesters
		It was originally believed that the fort was always used by cavalry, however during excavation of the East Guard chamber in the South Turret a stone discharge diploma was found dated 146AD.
		The turret walls are over 6-7ft in height and standing next to these wall you can imagine what it must have been like to be a Roman on guard.
		The Fort is positioned on a slope leading down to the River Tyne.
	www.northernbreaks.com /Html/northbld_chstr.htm (319 words)

	Self-Guided Walking: Hadrian Wall Holidays England
		The final 2 miles are marked by a descent through pleasant parkland to the North Tyne Valley and the picturesque villages of Wall, Chollerford and Humshaugh.
		The route continues pleasantly through the Tyne Valley Country Park before climbing to the hilltop village of Heddon and onwards through rolling countryside.
		Turrets and milecastles become part of the landscape.
	www.mickledore.co.uk /holidays/wallhigh8.php (987 words)

	Alcoa: Environment: Earthwatch Diaries: Roman Fort on Tyne
		It is located at the mouth of the Tyne River between the former Tyne Estuary and the North Sea.
		The turrets were observation points and shelters for soldiers on duty patrolling the wall.
		In the second half of the second century, large proportions of turrets were demolished, the north gateway of the milecastle was reduced in width, and a new road connected the forts, milecastles, and turrets.
	www.alcoa.com /global/en/environment/ew/2006/diary_barbat.asp (9225 words)

	The vallum of imperator Hadrian
		The emperor Hadrian ascended to the throne in the 117 A.D. In the 122 A.D. he visited in Britain during a travel of inspection of the western provinces of the Empire.
		There were 2 turrets per tower giving 160 turrets for watching the north (every 2 castles).
		TROOPS Initially it likely that the troops roomed in the blockhouses and the turrets were taken from the Roman units stationed behind the wall in Bretagna and Wales.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/113579 (1210 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot - Loss Of HMAS Sydney
		SYDNEY was commissioned 367 days later in the Tyne and headed for duty at Portsmouth, under the command of her first skipper, Captain J. FitzGerald RN.
		Her armament included eight six-inch guns in four twin turrets — two forward and two aft — four anti-aircraft guns, three four-barrel 0.5-inch machine guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
		The only reply from SYDNEY after her last shots from the after turret were some shots from one-inch guns, mostly short”.
	www.gunplot.net /sydneyww2/sydneymystery2.html (2524 words)

	HMS Bermuda
		Her main armaments were made up of four turrets of triple 6"(152mm) guns with four turrets of twin 4"(102mm) guns on the after funnel deck and a further fourteen 40/20mm guns.
		Then, as the wear and tear of constant running took its toll and the strategists looked to the future she was taken in for refit at Glasgow in June 1944.
		When she emerged, in April 1945, with 'X' turret removed and ready for anything, she was despatched to the Pacific as the war in Europe was ending.
	www.burrill12.freeserve.co.uk /HMSBermuda.htm (3421 words)

	Off Across the Tops and "Home" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We followed the South Tyne to Haltwhistle a market town in Northumberland - reputedly the geographical centre of Britain and yet another centre for walkers.
		This goes from Carlisle in Cumbria to Newcastle upon Tyne and is 73 miles (120 km) in length.
		The Tyne Bridge is one of the most instantly recognisable bridges in the world.
	www.travelblog.org /Print/Blog/13204/70574.html (1264 words)

	Romans in Britain - Museum of Antiquities. Newcastle On Tyne
		The Museum of Antiquities is the main museum for the World Heritage Site of Hadrian's Wall with artefacts, including inscriptions and sculpture, from all the excavated sites along the line of the Wall and the Stanegate, as well as the outpost forts and the hinterland forts.
		Displays include a model of the whole of Hadrian's Wall as well as forts, milecastles, turrets, etc. along with a full size reconstruction of the Temple of Mithras at Carrawburgh and life size figures of Roman soldiers.
		The Museum also covers all periods from the early prehistoric up to 1600 AD with particular emphasis on the immediate pre and post Roman periods.
	www.romans-in-britain.org.uk /ste_newcastle_museum_of_antiquities.htm (171 words)

	Hiking Vacation - England's Hadrian's Wall Walk
		Designated a World Heritage Site in 1987, Hadrian's Wall is a great feat of Roman engineering stretching across the narrowest part of England from the banks of the Tyne in the east to the Solway Firth in the west.
		It marked the edge of the Roman Empire in the north, and was the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.
		Begun in 122AD on the orders of the Emperor Hadrian, there are substantial remains of the Wall itself, its turrets, milecastles, forts and civilian settlements.
	www.walkingvacations.com /walking-vacations/eng_hadrian_walk.php (384 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Tyne \| Huge £3.3m tree house due to open
		A tree house, believed to be one of the biggest in the world, will open to the public next month.
		The £3.3m construction, complete with turrets and standing 60ft high, is the latest visitor attraction at Alnwick Castle, in Northumberland.
		Built around 16 mature lime trees, with suspended walkways accessible to wheelchair users, it houses a shop, toilets, reception area and cafe.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/tyne/4122207.stm (198 words)

	Featherstone Castle...in beautiful South Tyne Valley of Northumberland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the magnificent South Tyne Valley of Northumberland, England, near the picturesque English village of Haltwhistle, Featherstone Castle sits nestled in a Dale next to the South Tyne River.
		The Castle itself is surrounded by parkland that lies along the eastern bank of the
		The 19th century saw more work at the castle when it was remodeled and extended between 1812 and 1820, when the grounds were enclosed by an outer wall with turrets and gateways.
	www.public.asu.edu /~callen5/travel/region/fstone.html (508 words)

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