Usually means: Small fort on Roman wall.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (milecastle)

▸ noun:  One of a series of small rectangular fortifications, spaced roughly one Roman mile apart, built during the period of the Roman Empire.

Similar:
mile-fortlet, milefortlet, mile, Roman mile, Martello tower, land mile, miliarense, ton mile, milla, miliarensis, more...

Opposite:
fort, watchtower, bastion, citadel

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Similar:
mile-fortlet, milefortlet, mile, Roman mile, Martello tower, land mile, miliarense, ton mile, milla, miliarensis, more...

Opposite:
fort, watchtower, bastion, citadel



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