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Carrawburgh Roman fort is a cavalry and infantry installation built during the second century AD as part of the Hadrianic frontier system in northern Britain. The fort occupies a position on the north side of Hadrian's Wall in the parish of Halton, Northumberland, and controlled the important Stanegate route beneath the wall line. The vallum, the linear earthwork running parallel to the wall and demarcating the military zone, survives in the designated area between the field boundaries, representing the administrative boundary of the fort's hinterland. The site retains significant archaeological potential, with structural remains including those of the fort's principal buildings, together with the well sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Coventina, which has yielded votive deposits indicating sustained religious observance throughout the Roman occupation period.
Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015914. View the official record →
Carrawburgh Roman fort is a cavalry and infantry installation built during the second century AD as part of the Hadrianic frontier system in northern Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015914.
Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31 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 1015914.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn, 1.1km west of Middle House (2.8 km), Red House Roman camp (4 km), Fishponds, 250m north west of Walwick Grange Farm (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31'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.
Carrawburgh Roman fort and Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary east of the fort and the field boundary west of Coventina's Well in wall mile 31 stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.