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Greta Bridge is a Roman fort situated in Yorkshire, northern England, positioned on the Stanegate road which formed an important military supply route in the region during the second century AD. The fort guarded a crossing point over the River Greta and served as part of the broader Roman defensive infrastructure established during the occupation of Britain. Associated with the fort is a civilian settlement or vicus, the remains of which lie adjacent to the military installation, reflecting the typical pattern of settlement development around Roman military sites. Sections of the Roman road itself remain visible in the landscape, preserving evidence of the engineering and strategic planning that characterised Roman Britain's transportation network.
Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019074. View the official record →
Greta Bridge is a Roman fort situated in Yorkshire, northern England, positioned on the Stanegate road which formed an important military supply route in the region during the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019074.
Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road 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 1019074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well (7.6 km), Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (7.8 km), Cup marked stone 495m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road'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.
Greta Bridge Roman fort, vicus and section of Roman road stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.