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The Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn is a water management structure associated with the Roman fort at Great Chesters on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. Dating to the Roman occupation period, the aqueduct was engineered to supply fresh water to the fort and its garrison, demonstrating the sophisticated hydraulic infrastructure typical of Roman military installations in Britain. The structure conveyed water from the Cawburn stream to the fort, utilising gravity-fed channels characteristic of Roman aqueduct design. The remains survive as archaeological evidence of Roman engineering and the logistical requirements of maintaining frontier fortifications in northern Britain.
Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003788. View the official record →
The Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn is a water management structure associated with the Roman fort at Great Chesters on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003788.
Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn 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 1003788.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318 (2.7 km), Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp (3.2 km), Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn'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.
Roman aqueduct to Great Chesters from the Cawburn stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.