BattlefieldsGoldsborough Signal Station Attack 400 AD
Roman Period

Goldsborough Signal Station Attack 400 AD

400
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Goldsborough Roman watchtower · Goldsborough signal station destroyed
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Roman signal station garrison
Forces
c. 20–50 Roman signal station garrison.
VS
Victor
Raiders
Forces
c. 80–200 raiding force
Outcome
Station destroyed; skeletons of garrison members found in excavations
The Battle

History & Significance

Goldsborough signal station, like its neighbours, shows evidence of violent destruction as Roman coastal defence collapsed in the final decades of the province.

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