As Roman central authority weakened, the Yorkshire coastline came under increasing pressure from Anglian and Saxon raiders. Signal stations were built at Scarborough, Filey, Huntcliff, Goldsborough, and Ravenscar to warn of approaching raiders. The system was eventually overwhelmed; archaeological evidence at Huntcliff shows the garrison was massacred. These engagements mark the transition from Roman to post-Roman Yorkshire.
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