Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBoothby Roman fort

Boothby Roman fort

England
List entry 1014585
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014585
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.04 hectares
Grid reference
NY 54455 62969
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Boothby Roman fort is a Roman auxiliary fort located in Cumberland in north-western England. The fort dates to the Roman occupation period and forms part of the defensive and administrative infrastructure established by Rome across Britain. The site's archaeological remains contribute to understanding Roman military deployment and settlement patterns in the northern frontier region during the imperial period. Like other forts of its class, Boothby would have housed auxiliary troops and served functions relating to regional control and the maintenance of Roman authority in the wider landscape.

Boothby Roman fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014585. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Boothby Roman fort?

Boothby Roman fort is a Roman auxiliary fort located in Cumberland in north-western England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014585.

Who is responsible for protecting Boothby Roman fort?

Boothby 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 1014585.

What other scheduled monuments are near Boothby Roman fort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon (2.1 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church (3.2 km), Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church (3.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Boothby Roman fort

Boothby Roman fort stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.