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The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort is a second-century auxiliary installation forming part of the infrastructure of the fort complex. Located in wall mile 56 along Hadrian's Wall in Cumberland, the bath house served the garrison and civilian population associated with the fort, providing heated bathing facilities characteristic of Romano-British military establishments. The structure exhibits the standard arrangement of Roman bathing suites, reflecting the importance placed on such amenities within frontier military contexts. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of the domestic and hygienic practices maintained by Rome's northern garrison during the imperial occupation of Britain.
The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015924. View the official record →
The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort is a second-century auxiliary installation forming part of the infrastructure of the fort complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015924.
The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56 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 1015924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church (2.7 km), Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church (2.8 km).
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The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.