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Lofshaw Hill Roman camp is a fortified military installation situated in Cumberland that forms part of the Roman frontier infrastructure in northern Britain. The camp dates to the Roman occupation period, likely erected during the campaigns of the first and second centuries AD when Rome was consolidating control over the region. Associated with the camp is a section of Roman road that connected military installations across the landscape, facilitating movement of troops and supplies throughout the occupied territory. The physical remains, visible as earthworks on the hillside, comprise the characteristic defensive ditches and ramparts typical of Roman marching camps and permanent forts of this era.
Roman camp and section of Roman road on Lofshaw Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010826. View the official record →
Lofshaw Hill Roman camp is a fortified military installation situated in Cumberland that forms part of the Roman frontier infrastructure in northern Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010826.
Roman camp and section of Roman road on Lofshaw Hill 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 1010826.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head Farm (0.5 km), Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe (0.7 km), Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman camp and section of Roman road on Lofshaw Hill'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 camp and section of Roman road on Lofshaw Hill stands on Ordovician Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.