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Roman Fort on Lease Rigg

England
List entry 1428339
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1428339
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3 hectares
Grid reference
NZ8145804184
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lease Rigg is a Roman fort situated in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Roman occupation period of Britain. The fort occupies a strategic position in the landscape and represents the military infrastructure established by Rome to control and garrison the region. Its archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding Roman frontier defence systems and settlement patterns across northern England during the first and second centuries AD. The site's physical remains and layout continue to inform scholarly understanding of Roman military architecture and deployment strategy in this area.

Roman Fort on Lease Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1428339. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman Fort on Lease Rigg?

Lease Rigg is a Roman fort situated in Yorkshire, England, dating to the Roman occupation period of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1428339.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman Fort on Lease Rigg?

Roman Fort on Lease Rigg 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 1428339.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman Fort on Lease Rigg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor (6.2 km), Simon Howe: a round cairn on Goathland Moor, two associated round barrows, a standing stone and a stone alignment (6.3 km), Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns (6.4 km).

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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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor
6.2 km
Simon Howe: a round cairn on Goathland Moor, two associated round barrows, a standing stone and a stone alignment
6.3 km
Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns
6.4 km
Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor
8.2 km
Field system and cairnfield on Lockton High Moor, 1km NNE of Needle Point
8.5 km
Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
9.4 km
Cairnfield and field systems on Saltergate Moor, immediately north of Nab Farm
9.8 km
Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman Fort on Lease Rigg

Roman Fort on Lease Rigg stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roman Fort on Lease Rigg

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