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Biglands House milefortlet 1 is a Roman coastal fortification forming part of the frontier defence system constructed along the Cumbrian coast during the second century AD. The site comprises a small rectangular fortlet accompanied by parallel defensive ditches, elements characteristic of the linear barrier works established to control movement and monitor traffic along this strategic maritime sector of the empire's northern British frontier. The milefortlet belongs to a series of similarly-spaced installations that supplemented larger forts within the coastal defence network, its modest garrison serving functions of surveillance and communication rather than major military engagement. The parallel ditches represent substantial earthworks engineering typical of Roman military installation practices, their physical remains surviving to demonstrate the systematic defensive architecture deployed to secure this exposed frontier zone.
Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014919. View the official record →
Biglands House milefortlet 1 is a Roman coastal fortification forming part of the frontier defence system constructed along the Cumbrian coast during the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014919.
Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast 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 1014919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast (2.1 km), Pasture House (milefortlet 3), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (2.6 km), Pasture House turret 3a (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast'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.
Biglands House (milefortlet 1) and associated parallel ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.