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Old Carlisle is a Roman fort and civil settlement situated near the village of Great Salkeld in Cumbria, positioned on the Stanegate road which connected the military installations of northern Britain during the second and third centuries AD. The site, known in antiquity as Olerica, served as an auxiliary fort housing infantry and cavalry units and became the focus of significant civilian settlement outside its defences. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of occupation spanning the second and early third centuries, with structural remains and finds indicating the presence of barracks, administrative buildings, and extramural settlement characteristic of Romano-British frontier forts. The monument survives as an earthwork monument with substantial visible ramparts and ditches which define the fort's rectangular plan, remaining one of the more substantial upstanding Roman fortifications visible in the Stanegate system.
Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007249. View the official record →
Old Carlisle is a Roman fort and civil settlement situated near the village of Great Salkeld in Cumbria, positioned on the Stanegate road which connected the military installations of northern Britain during the second and third centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007249.
Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement 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 1007249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement 100yds (90m) S of Wiza House (0.7 km), Settlement 350yds (320m) E of Greenhill (0.9 km), Settlement 450yds (410m) S of Greenhill (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement'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.
Old Carlisle (Olerica) fort and civil settlement stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.