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Cardurnock milefortlet is a Roman fortification situated on Hadrian's Wall in Cumberland, forming part of the wall's defensive system constructed during the second century AD. The milefortlet, designated as Mf 5 in the standard numbering scheme, follows the characteristic design of such installations, functioning as a small garrisoned post positioned at regular intervals along the wall to control movement and provide accommodation for troops. Located at Cardurnock in the modern parish area, the site represents the systematic military infrastructure developed by Roman Britain to secure the northern frontier, with the milefortlet's positioning reflecting the strategic spacing of such fortifications across the wall's length. Though now largely surviving as earthworks and buried archaeological deposits, the site remains significant as evidence of Roman military engineering and the deployment of forces to maintain imperial control along the Hadrianic frontier.
Cardurnock milefortlet (Mf 5) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007083. View the official record →
Cardurnock milefortlet is a Roman fortification situated on Hadrian's Wall in Cumberland, forming part of the wall's defensive system constructed during the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007083.
Cardurnock milefortlet (Mf 5) 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 1007083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cardurnock (tower 4b) and earlier ditch system and patrol road, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (0.4 km), Cardurnock Marsh turret 4a (1 km), Herd Hill (milefortlet 4) and associated parallel banks and ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (1.5 km).
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