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Healam Bridge Roman fort is a auxiliary fort established in the late first century AD during the Roman military consolidation of northern Britain. Located in North Yorkshire near the River Swale, the fort occupied a strategically important position along the road network connecting the major installations of Roman Britain. The site comprises both the fort structure itself and an associated vicus, the civilian settlement that grew up alongside the military installation to service the garrison and facilitate trade. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of the fort's defences, internal buildings, and the scatter of occupation debris characteristic of such frontier installations during the first and second centuries AD.
Healam Bridge Roman fort and vicus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021211. View the official record →
Healam Bridge Roman fort is a auxiliary fort established in the late first century AD during the Roman military consolidation of northern Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021211.
Healam Bridge Roman fort and vicus 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 1021211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Upsland Farm (4.2 km), Medieval settlement, lordly residence, post medieval gardens and walls immediately south of Howgrave Hall (4.5 km), Middleton Quernhow Hall (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Healam Bridge Roman fort and vicus'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.
Healam Bridge Roman fort and vicus stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.