The Humber and Wash coastlines of Lincolnshire were exposed to Saxon raiding as Roman military capacity declined. The construction of watchtowers and signal stations — paralleling those on the Yorkshire coast — represents a late Roman military response. Raids penetrated up the Witham, Welland, and Nene river systems, threatening the Roman towns of Lincoln, Leicester, and Water Newton (Durobrivae). The Lincolnshire shore was part of the Saxon Shore defence network that proved increasingly inadequate against 4th-century raids.
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