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Beckfoot Roman fort is a auxiliary fort in Cumberland, situated on the Cumbrian coast near the settlement of Aspatria. Built in the second century AD as part of the Roman military infrastructure of northern Britain, it served as a garrison controlling access along the Solway Firth and the northwestern frontier. The fort occupied a strategic position within the chain of coastal defences protecting Roman-occupied territory. Substantial earthwork remains survive at the site, representing the fort's characteristic playing-card plan typical of Roman auxiliary installations of the period.
Beckfoot Roman fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007170. View the official record →
Beckfoot Roman fort is a auxiliary fort in Cumberland, situated on the Cumbrian coast near the settlement of Aspatria. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007170.
Beckfoot Roman fort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall (4 km), Westnewton Castle (6.5 km), Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Beckfoot Roman fort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Beckfoot Roman fort stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.