Milecastle 41 (Melkridge) was a milecastle on Hadrian's Wall ().
Description Milecastle 41 is located to the east of Caw Gap.MILECASTLE 41, Pastscape, retrieved 3 December 2013 The milecastle can be seen as turf-covered banks outlined by robber trenches. A cottage, long removed, occupied the site of, and was built from, the materials of milecastle 41.
Excavations The milecastle was examined in 1946. It was found to have a short axis, but had undergone extensive reconstruction.
Associated turrets
Each milecastle on Hadrian's Wall had two associated turret structures. These turrets were positioned approximately one-third and two-thirds of a Roman mile to the west of the Milecastle, and would probably have been manned by part of the milecastle's garrison. The turrets associated with Milecastle 41 are known as Turret 41A and Turret 41B.
Turret 41A Turret 41A (Caw Gap) () was located by exploratory excavation in 1912.TURRET 41A, Pastscape, retrieved 3 December 2013 It had a doorway on the east side of the south wall. In the later Roman period, the turret was deliberately demolished, and the Wall rebuilt across its site. The remains of Turret 41A were consolidated in 1972-3 and are 20 centimetres high.
Turret 41B Turret 41B (Thorny Doors) () was also located by exploratory excavation in 1912.TURRET 41B, Pastscape, retrieved 3 December 2013 There are no visible remains.
Public access The site of the milecastle, Turret 41A, and the site of Turret 41B are all accessible via the Hadrian's Wall Path.
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