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Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road

England

List entry 1015415

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1015415

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

20.78 hectares

Grid reference

NY 04055 37473

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Maryport (Alavna) is a Roman fort situated on the Cumbrian coast in Cumberland, England, which formed part of the northern frontier defences of Roman Britain. Constructed in the second century AD, the fort was positioned to control the coastal route and served as a supply base for the Roman military operations in the region. The site encompasses the fort itself, together with its associated civilian settlement or vicus, and sections of Roman road that connected it to other forts along the chain of defences. The fort remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Rome's strategic deployment along the Irish Sea littoral during the occupation of Britain.

Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015415. View the official record →

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What is Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road?

Maryport (Alavna) is a Roman fort situated on the Cumbrian coast in Cumberland, England, which formed part of the northern frontier defences of Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015415.

Who is responsible for protecting Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road?

Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length 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 1015415.

What other scheduled monuments are near Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort (0.4 km), Netherhall (0.8 km), Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen (0.9 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

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort

0.4 km

Netherhall

0.8 km

Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen

0.9 km

18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill

1.2 km

Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road

1.2 km

Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement

1.3 km

Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg

2.3 km

Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln

2.8 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road

Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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