One of three alternative conjectural reconstruction drawings showing Piper Sike Turret (turret 51a) on Hadrian's Wall, as it may have looked in the mid-second century AD. In this version, the turret is shown with a wooden balcony and pyramidal roof.

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 2000
Location:
Turret 51A, Waterhead, Piper Syke, Carlisle, Cumbria
Reference:
IC048/018
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Multiple conjectural reconstruction illustrations are created largely where the archaeological evidence is ambiguous or absent, and are also sometimes used to explore theories about the potential appearance of a structure or object. In this case, the plan of the turret is known and the lower courses of stonework are evident, but the appearance of the upper storey of the turret is unknown. See illustrations IC048/019 and IC048/020 for the two other conjectural reconstructions of the turret.

A note on the sheet reads 'Piper Sike T51a, 81', and may refer to the locations/ publications where this illustration was to be reproduced.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne And Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Corke, Philip

Keywords

Roman Turret