Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall

Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall

England
List entry 1007871
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007871
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.38 hectares
Grid reference
NY 44838 48282
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman camp and signal station situated approximately 600 metres south-east of Wreay Hall is a fortified installation dating to the Roman period of Britain. The site comprises earthwork remains indicative of Roman military occupation, likely serving defensive and communication purposes within the regional frontier network. Such installations formed part of the infrastructure supporting Roman administrative control across the north of England, with signal stations functioning to relay intelligence and coordinate military movements across the landscape. The monument survives as archaeological earthworks and represents an important record of Roman military engineering and strategic deployment in Cumberland during the period of occupation.

Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007871. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall?

The Roman camp and signal station situated approximately 600 metres south-east of Wreay Hall is a fortified installation dating to the Roman period of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007871.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall?

Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall 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 1007871.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric enclosure and associated field system south east of Ivy Cottage (1.1 km), Scalesceugh Roman kilns (1.2 km), Park House Roman fort (1.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall

Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Roman camp and signal station 600m south-east of Wreay Hall

Battle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~12.7 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~13.8 miles