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Castlesteads Roman fort is a first and second century AD auxiliary fort located in Cumberland in the north of England, situated on Hadrian's Wall frontier. The fort was occupied during the early Imperial period and defended the northwestern approaches of the Roman military zone. The vallum, or defensive earthwork, survives as an archaeological feature between the track to the east of the fort and the Cam Beck to the west, representing the characteristic ditched boundary system that typically accompanied forts of this period. The site's remains contribute to understanding the layout and strategic importance of the Hadrianic frontier system in northern Britain.
Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010985. View the official record →
Castlesteads Roman fort is a first and second century AD auxiliary fort located in Cumberland in the north of England, situated on Hadrian's Wall frontier. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010985.
Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west 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 1010985.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church (2.2 km), Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west'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.
Castlesteads Roman fort and the vallum between the track to the east of Castlesteads fort and the Cam Beck in the west stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.