Milefortlet 3
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| Milefortlet 3 | |
|---|---|
 Looking towards Pasture House Farm, and the approximate site of Milefortlet 3 | |
  Milefortlet 3 shown within Cumbria | |
| Type | Milecastle |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Britannia |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 54°55′57″N 3°16′18″W / 54.932558°N 3.271664°W |
| County | Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Reference | |
| UK-OSNG reference | NY18616050 |
Milefortlet 3 (Pasture House) was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by a wooden palisade. They were contemporary with defensive structures on Hadrian's Wall. There is little to see on the ground but Milefortlet 3 has been located on aerial photographs.
Milefortlet 3 is situated in a field beside Pasture House Farm in the civil parish of Bowness. It was located in 1945 by the finding of turfwork immediately beyond the stream northeast of the farm.[1] There is little to see from the ground but most of the outline of the milefortlet was seen as a soilmark on aerial photographs in 1946.[1]
