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Navio Roman fort is a first-century auxiliary fort located near Brough in the Peak District of Derbyshire, positioned to control the important Rykneld Street route through the Pennines. Constructed around 80 CE during the reign of Domitian as part of the Roman military consolidation of northern Britain, the fort held a garrison of approximately 500 infantry and cavalry troops and functioned as a crucial supply depot and administrative centre. The fort's layout follows the standard Roman playing-card plan with defensive ditches, ramparts, and internal buildings including a principia and barrack blocks, whilst an extensive civilian settlement or vicus developed outside its walls to serve both military and passing commercial populations. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of occupation extending into the later Roman period, demonstrating the site's enduring strategic importance in securing the upland regions between the major settlements of the region.
Navio Roman fort and vicus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017505. View the official record →
Navio Roman fort is a first-century auxiliary fort located near Brough in the Peak District of Derbyshire, positioned to control the important Rykneld Street route through the Pennines. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017505.
Navio 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 1017505.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rolley Low bowl barrow (9.1 km), Bowl barrow on Longstone Moor (9.1 km), Bowl barrow on Longstone Moor (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Navio 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.
Navio Roman fort and vicus stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.