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Cawthorn Roman forts and camp is a complex of Roman military installations located near Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. The site comprises three forts and an associated practice camp, dating to the late first and early second centuries AD, which served as part of the Roman military infrastructure during the occupation of northern Britain. The monuments are visible as earthwork remains within the landscape, preserving the defensive ditches and ramparts characteristic of Roman fort architecture. The site also encompasses a medieval trackway known as the Portergate, which overlies and respects the Roman earthworks, demonstrating the longstanding importance of this location as a route through the North York Moors.
Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007988. View the official record →
Cawthorn Roman forts and camp is a complex of Roman military installations located near Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007988.
Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate 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 1007988.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church (5.5 km), St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm (5.5 km), Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate'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.
Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.