milecastle

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Noun

1. One of a [[series]] of [[small#Adjective|small]] [[rectangular]] [[fortification]]s, [[space#Verb|spaced]] [[roughly]] [[one#Numeral 2|one]] [[Roman mile]] apart, [[build#Verb|built]] during the [[period#Noun|period]] of the [[Roman Empire]].

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