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The Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage is a stone monument dating to the Roman period, likely erected during the occupation of Britain between the first and fourth centuries AD. The stone functioned as a distance marker along Roman road networks, indicating the mileage to significant settlements or administrative centres. Such milestones served both practical purposes in facilitating military and commercial movement and symbolic functions in asserting Roman control over the landscape. The survival of this example in Westmorland provides evidence of the extent of Roman infrastructure and communication systems in the northern regions of Roman Britain.
Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007175. View the official record →
The Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage is a stone monument dating to the Roman period, likely erected during the occupation of Britain between the first and fourth centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007175.
Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage 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 1007175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Howerigg settlement (4 km), Sculptured cross near Shamrock Wood, Whelprigg (4.9 km), Stone circle 200yds (180m) SE of Langthwaite Gill Plantation (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.