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East Gate is a fragmentary stone gateway structure located in Staffordshire that survives from the Roman period. The monument represents part of the defensive fortifications associated with a Roman settlement or fort, constructed during the occupation of Britain by Rome. The surviving masonry demonstrates the robust engineering characteristic of Roman military architecture, employing substantial stone construction techniques typical of the first and second centuries AD. The site remains of archaeological significance as evidence of Roman infrastructure and settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
East Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006131. View the official record →
East Gate is a fragmentary stone gateway structure located in Staffordshire that survives from the Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006131.
East Gate 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 1006131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Thomas' Priory (2.5 km), Stafford Castle and associated medieval settlement (2.5 km), Moated site and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford Castle (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of East Gate'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.
East Gate stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.