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A Roman milestone is a stone monument erected during the Roman occupation of Britain to mark distances along major roads and serve administrative functions. This example, located 180 metres north west of Spitals in Westmorland, dates to the Roman period and represents the infrastructure developed to facilitate military movement and trade across the province. The milestone would have originally displayed inscribed text indicating distance measurements and possibly the names of emperors or local officials responsible for road maintenance. Such monuments are significant archaeological evidence of Roman road networks and administrative organisation in northern Britain.
Roman milestone, 180m north west of Spitals is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007172. View the official record →
A Roman milestone is a stone monument erected during the Roman occupation of Britain to mark distances along major roads and serve administrative functions. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007172.
Roman milestone, 180m north west of Spitals 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 1007172.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated Vicus (1.6 km), Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath (3 km), Farmstead 700yds (640m) NNW of Redlands Bank (3.2 km).
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