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The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads is a Roman defensive earthwork forming part of Hadrian's Wall frontier system in northern England. Located in wall miles 54, 55 and 56 near Castlesteads fort in Cumberland, this section of the vallum comprises a substantial ditch with flanking mounds that ran parallel to the wall itself, likely constructed during the second century AD. The earthwork served to control movement and define the military zone immediately to the rear of the wall line, functioning as an integral component of the frontier's overall defensive infrastructure. This particular stretch preserves evidence of the vallum's characteristic V-shaped ditch profile and remains visible as an archaeological landscape feature in the Hadrianic frontier zone.
The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010983. View the official record →
The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads is a Roman defensive earthwork forming part of Hadrian's Wall frontier system in northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010983.
The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 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 1010983.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon (2.9 km), Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure 770m ESE of Old Church (3.1 km), Four Romano-British farmsteads 370m south east of Old Church (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56'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.
The vallum between the road to Garthside and the track east of Castlesteads in wall miles 54, 55 and 56 stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.