Scheduled MonumentsEnglandConcangium Roman fort

Concangium Roman fort

England
List entry 1003575
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003575
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.11 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 27547 51415, NZ 27546 51278, NZ 27559 51383, NZ 27614 51399, NZ 27613 51371, NZ 27536 51328, NZ 27603 51313
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Concangium is a Roman fort located near Piercebridge in County Durham, strategically positioned on the River Tees. The fort dates to the second century AD and served as an important auxiliary installation along the northern frontier of Roman Britain, likely garrisoned by cavalry units. Archaeological investigation has revealed the characteristic layout of a Roman auxiliary fort, with evidence of stone and timber construction phases reflecting the site's occupation and modification over several decades. The fort's location on a river crossing made it significant for controlling movement along a key route through the north of England during the Roman period.

Concangium Roman fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003575. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Concangium Roman fort?

Concangium is a Roman fort located near Piercebridge in County Durham, strategically positioned on the River Tees. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003575.

Who is responsible for protecting Concangium Roman fort?

Concangium 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 1003575.

What other scheduled monuments are near Concangium Roman fort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kepier Hospital (8.1 km), Chapel of St Mary Magdalene (8.4 km), Maiden's Bower round cairn (8.7 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Concangium Roman fort

Concangium Roman fort stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.