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Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield

England
List entry 1007067
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007067
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
7.99 hectares
Grid reference
NY 32444 58176
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield, is a Roman military installation located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises defensive structures dating to the Roman occupation period, reflecting the strategic military infrastructure established across northern Britain during Rome's control of the region. The fort's position within the landscape indicates its role in the broader network of Roman garrisons and fortifications that served to secure and monitor the frontier zone. The watch tower component suggests functions related to surveillance and communication within the Roman military system operating in this area of Cumberland.

Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007067. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield?

Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield, is a Roman military installation located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007067.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield?

Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield 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 1007067.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse (1 km), Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp (3.8 km), Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton (3.9 km).

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlement and field system N of Moorhouse
1 km
Nowtler Hill 2 Roman temporary camp
3.8 km
Oval enclosure 180m NE of Great Orton
3.9 km
Nowtler Hill 1 Roman temporary camp
4 km
Rectangular enclosures 95yds (85m) N of Sceughmire
4.5 km
Boomby Lane 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
4.5 km
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the dismantled railway north of Knockupworth Cottage and the dismantled railway south of Boomby Gill in wall mile 67
4.8 km
Hadrian's Wall between the east end of Davidson's Banks and road to Grinsdale and vallum between Davidson's Banks and dismantled railway in wall miles 67 and 68
5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield

Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman fort and watch tower, 800m SSW of Amberfield

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~5 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~6.9 miles
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