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Roman Period

Stilicho's reorganisation of the northern frontier

396–398
Northumberland, England
Also known as: Late Roman Wall reorganisation 396-398
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Northumberland, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
c. 1,000–3,000 Pictish/Caledonian raiders.
VS
Victor
Romans
Forces
c. 2,000–5,000 Roman troops
Outcome
Stilicho reportedly reorganised the British garrison and repelled a Pictish assault; exact details from Claudian's poems
The Battle

History & Significance

Last attested Roman military action on Hadrian's Wall before the troop withdrawals for continental campaigns stripped the frontier. By 410 the Wall was effectively abandoned as a military command

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Stilicho's reorganisation of the northern frontier

Red House Roman camp
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Round cairn, 670m NNE of Middle House
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Hillfort on Warden Hill, 1km north-west of High Warden
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
Brown Moor Roman temporary camp
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
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