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Kirkby Thore Roman Fort is a first and second century AD auxiliary fort located in Westmorland on the Maiden Way, a Roman road connecting the Stanegate frontier system to the fort at Kirkby Thore itself. The fort was established during the early Roman occupation of northern Britain and served as a military installation controlling movement through the Eden Valley. Associated with the fort is evidence of a substantial vicus, or civilian settlement, which developed to service the garrison and facilitate trade. The site preserves remains of the fort's defensive ditches and structural features, with archaeological investigation revealing artefacts and structural evidence of both military and civilian occupation spanning the Roman period.
Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated Vicus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012183. View the official record →
Kirkby Thore Roman Fort is a first and second century AD auxiliary fort located in Westmorland on the Maiden Way, a Roman road connecting the Stanegate frontier system to the fort at Kirkby Thore itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012183.
Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated 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 1012183.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King's Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and Bessygarth Well (4.5 km), Bewley Castle, Crackenthorpe (4.5 km), Roman fortlet, 200m SSE of Castrigg (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated 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.
Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated Vicus stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.