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The Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott Ford is a section of Roman military road in the Lake District, Cumberland, constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain. The road connected the fort at Hardknott with the pass at Wrynose Bottom and formed part of a significant communication route across challenging upland terrain in the north-west of Roman Britain. The surviving stretches of road preserve evidence of Roman engineering, including metalled surfaces and cambering characteristic of Roman road construction. The route reflects the strategic military importance of maintaining garrison and supply lines through difficult mountainous country during the Roman period.
Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott Ford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003266. View the official record →
The Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott Ford is a section of Roman military road in the Lake District, Cumberland, constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003266.
Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott Ford 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 1003266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coniston copper mines (4.7 km), Cairns on Foul Scrow (5.7 km), Cairns and enclosure on The Rigg, Banishead (6.1 km).
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