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Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b is a Roman coastal fortification forming part of the defensive system established along the Cumbrian coast during the later imperial period. Located approximately 680 metres west-south-west of Hailforth in Cumberland, the tower represents the archaeological remains of the frontier infrastructure that protected Roman Britain's north-western maritime approaches. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1014809. As with other structures of this coastal defensive network, the tower would have served reconnaissance and defensive functions, though its precise structural form and dimensions require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014809. View the official record →
Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b is a Roman coastal fortification forming part of the defensive system established along the Cumbrian coast during the later imperial period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014809.
Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast 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 1014809.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall (7.7 km), Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (7.9 km), Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.