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Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir

England
List entry 1007200
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007200
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
NY 88208 11130
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have established scholarly information about Roper Castle Roman signal station with sufficient specificity to write a reliable description of this particular site. Rather than risk stating inaccurate details about its physical character, dating, or historical significance, I must acknowledge this limitation. If you have access to the NHLE entry 1007200 or local archaeological reports on this site, those sources would provide the factual basis needed for an accurate heritage description.

Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007200. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir?

I do not have established scholarly information about Roper Castle Roman signal station with sufficient specificity to write a reliable description of this particular site. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007200.

Who is responsible for protecting Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir?

Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir 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 1007200.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp (2.2 km), Maiden Castle near Brough (2.2 km), Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle (2.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir

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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Unenclosed hut circle settlement, two round cairns, medieval transhumance settlement and two pillow mounds, 360m south east of Rey Cross Roman camp
2.2 km
Maiden Castle near Brough
2.2 km
Rey Cross Roman temporary camp and signal station, and prehistoric stone circle
2.3 km
Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old Spital
2.5 km
Rey Cross, 670m west of Old Spital
2.5 km
Roman signal station and camp 270m north east of Bowes Moor Hotel
5 km
Roman Signal Station, 270m south west of Punchbowl Bridge
6.4 km
William Gill 19th century colliery on Stonesdale Moor
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir

Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roper Castle Roman signal station, on the eastern flank of Moudy Mea, 700m south of Summit Reservoir

CatterickRoman town · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Hunderthwaite, Yorkshire →
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