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Pasture House (milefortlet 3) is a Roman fortified structure situated on the Cumbrian coast and forms part of the chain of defensive installations that extended the Hadrianic frontier system westward from the main Wall. Dating to the second century AD, the milefortlet represents a standard element of the coastal defence strategy, smaller in scale than the forts but positioned at regular intervals to maintain surveillance and control over maritime approaches. The site consists of a small rectangular fortification, characteristic of the milefortlet type, though its physical remains are now largely degraded and partially obscured. Pasture House stands as evidence of the Roman military's systematic approach to extending frontier security along the Solway Firth and the north-western coast, protecting supply routes and preventing incursions from the Irish Sea.
Pasture House (milefortlet 3), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014916. View the official record →
Pasture House (milefortlet 3) is a Roman fortified structure situated on the Cumbrian coast and forms part of the chain of defensive installations that extended the Hadrianic frontier system westward from the main Wall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014916.
Pasture House (milefortlet 3), 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 1014916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Campfield (tower 2b) and associated parallel ditches and Roman road, 350m south west of Campfield Farm part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast (0.5 km), Pasture House turret 3a (0.5 km), Herd Hill North (tower 3b), 175m north east of the sheep wash, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pasture House (milefortlet 3), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast'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.
Pasture House (milefortlet 3), 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.