Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman fort 600m west of Roall Hall

Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall

England
List entry 1017822
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017822
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
16.65 hectares
Grid reference
SE 56421 25242
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Roman fort 600 metres west of Roall Hall is a second-century auxiliary fort situated in North Yorkshire. The site is recorded as part of the network of military installations established during the Roman occupation of Britain, positioned to command communications and control movement in the region. Archaeological investigation has identified the characteristic layout and defensive ditches typical of Roman fort construction, though much of the site now lies beneath modern ground level. The fort represents an important element in understanding Roman military organisation and territorial administration in the northern frontier zone of Roman Britain.

Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017822. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall?

The Roman fort 600 metres west of Roall Hall is a second-century auxiliary fort situated in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017822.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall?

Roman fort 600m west of Roall 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 1017822.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitley Thorpe moated Templar grange site, 600m north west of Fulham House (4.8 km), Thorpe Hall moated monastic grange (6.6 km), Womersley medieval settlement remains and Victorian ice house in Icehouse Park (7.1 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall

Roman fort 600m west of Roall Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.