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Roman road in Wrynose Bottom

England
List entry 1007188
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007188
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.74 hectares
Grid reference
NY 27379 02623, NY 27780 02734
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wrynose Bottom is a Roman road situated in the Lake District fells of Lancashire, forming part of the network of military routes that connected Roman forts and settlements across northern Britain. The road, which dates to the Roman period following the conquest and consolidation of the region, survives as a visible linear feature in the landscape, maintaining characteristics typical of Roman road construction. Its alignment and engineering reflect the strategic importance of maintaining communications across difficult upland terrain in support of the occupation of northern England. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument recognising its significance as evidence of Roman military infrastructure and landscape management.

Roman road in Wrynose Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007188. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman road in Wrynose Bottom?

Wrynose Bottom is a Roman road situated in the Lake District fells of Lancashire, forming part of the network of military routes that connected Roman forts and settlements across northern Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007188.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman road in Wrynose Bottom?

Roman road in Wrynose Bottom 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 1007188.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman road in Wrynose Bottom?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road up Wrynose Pass (0.7 km), Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works (1.2 km), Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot (2 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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman road up Wrynose Pass
0.7 km
Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works
1.2 km
Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot
2 km
Long Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell Foot
2.1 km
Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott Ford
3.3 km
Coniston copper mines
3.8 km
Cairns on Foul Scrow
4.8 km
Yewdale lime kiln 380m south west of Low Yewdale
5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman road in Wrynose Bottom

Roman road in Wrynose Bottom stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.

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