Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge

Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge

England
List entry 1431032
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1431032
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.9 hectares
Grid reference
SE4730216555
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge is a Roman military installation located in Yorkshire, England. The fort dates to the Roman occupation period and forms part of the archaeological record of Rome's military infrastructure in northern Britain. The site comprises earthwork remains and associated features that testify to Roman strategic control of the region. The fort's physical character and layout reflect the standard planning conventions typical of Roman military establishments, contributing to understanding of Roman garrison patterns and frontier management in Yorkshire.

Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1431032. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge?

Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge is a Roman military installation located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1431032.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge?

Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge 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 1431032.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross at the Parish Church of St Luke and All Saints (3.8 km), Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle (5.8 km), Womersley medieval settlement remains and Victorian ice house in Icehouse Park (6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge

Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge stands on Pennine Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.