© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Sea Brows is a milefortlet forming part of the Roman coastal defence system constructed along the Cumbrian coast during the second century AD. Located approximately 500 metres south-west of Bank End in Cumberland, this fortification is designated as milefortlet 23 within the chain of installations that protected the north-western frontier of Roman Britain. The site represents the Roman military's strategic response to coastal vulnerability during the later Antonine period, when renewed consolidation of the northern frontier occurred. As a scheduled ancient monument, Sea Brows preserves archaeological evidence of Rome's extensive fortification programme along this exposed stretch of coastline.
Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014912. View the official record →
Sea Brows is a milefortlet forming part of the Roman coastal defence system constructed along the Cumbrian coast during the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014912.
Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast 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 1014912.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road (0.7 km), Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort (0.9 km), Netherhall (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast'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.
Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.