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Roman Fort (Lavatrae)

England
List entry 1002316
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002316
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.65 hectares
Grid reference
NY 99235 13407
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lavatrae is a Roman auxiliary fort located near Bowes in County Durham (historically part of Yorkshire), which guarded the Stainmore Pass along the Stanegate road in the northern frontier zone of Roman Britain. The fort was established in the early second century AD and remained in use through the third and fourth centuries, serving as a strategic military installation to control movement across the Pennines and protect communication routes. The site preserves substantial earthwork remains, including the characteristic playing-card plan of a Roman fort with defensive ditches and ramparts still visible in the landscape. Archaeological investigation and surface evidence indicate the fort accommodated an auxiliary cohort and supported the Roman military infrastructure during the occupation of northern Britain.

Roman Fort (Lavatrae) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002316. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman Fort (Lavatrae)?

Lavatrae is a Roman auxiliary fort located near Bowes in County Durham (historically part of Yorkshire), which guarded the Stainmore Pass along the Stanegate road in the northern frontier zone of Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002316.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman Fort (Lavatrae)?

Roman Fort (Lavatrae) 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 1002316.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman Fort (Lavatrae)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arkle Beck stone circle (6.8 km), A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (7.2 km), A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (7.3 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
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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Arkle Beck stone circle
6.8 km
A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
7.2 km
A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
7.3 km
A cairn, a carved rock, and a rubble bank, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 800m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor
7.3 km
Cairn on the summit of Arndale Hill, Hope Moor
7.4 km
A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate
7.5 km
Carved rocks, cairnfield and rubble banks on the terrace south of Scale Knoll Allotment, immediately east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
7.5 km
Cairn south of Cross Gill, 645m south east of Black Hill Gate, Barningham Moor
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman Fort (Lavatrae)

Roman Fort (Lavatrae) stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman Fort (Lavatrae)

CatterickRoman town · ~16.9 miles
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