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Pasture House is a Roman milefortlet forming part of the coastal defence system constructed along the Cumbrian shore during the second century AD. Milefortlets were small fortified installations positioned at regular intervals along the frontier, serving primarily as observation posts and control points for movement along the coast. The site at Pasture House represents one of a series of such structures built to complement the larger forts and to maintain surveillance over the maritime approaches to the Roman province of Britannia. Though the visible remains are now modest, the milefortlet's position within this strategic defensive network underscores the importance the Roman military placed on controlling this frontier zone.
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 is a Roman milefortlet forming part of the coastal defence system constructed along the Cumbrian shore during the second century AD. 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).
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