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Rise How tower 25a is a Roman coastal fortlet forming part of the chain of defensive installations built along the Cumbrian coast during the later Roman period. The tower stands within a landscape of earlier significance, incorporating or occupying ground that held a prehistoric burial mound and later features including an early medieval kiln, demonstrating the palimpsest of occupation across this strategically important coastal region. The fortlet represents the Roman military's response to the strategic imperatives of frontier control in northern Britain, with its position integrated into the broader system of coastal defences that complemented the inland frontier network. The site's archaeological designation reflects its importance in understanding Roman provincial administration and the continuity of settlement and activity in Cumberland from prehistoric times through the medieval period.
Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014802. View the official record →
Rise How tower 25a is a Roman coastal fortlet forming part of the chain of defensive installations built along the Cumbrian coast during the later Roman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014802.
Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln 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 1014802.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg (0.8 km), Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement (1.4 km), Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road (1.5 km).
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