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Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe is a Roman military installation located in Cumberland in the Lake District region of northern England. The fort dates to the Roman occupation of Britain, likely established during the second century AD as part of the defensive infrastructure controlling the upland territories of the north. The site comprises the fort itself together with an associated annexe, a common arrangement at Roman forts where additional structures for storage, workshops, or auxiliary accommodation could be accommodated outside the main fortification. The monument survives as earthwork remains and represents an important archaeological record of Roman military presence in the challenging terrain of the Cumbrian uplands during the imperial period.
Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010827. View the official record →
Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe is a Roman military installation located in Cumberland in the Lake District region of northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010827.
Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe 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 1010827.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head Farm (0.2 km), Roman camp south of Field Head Farm (0.2 km), Bowl barrow on Great Mell Fell (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe'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.
Troutbeck Roman fort and annexe stands on Ordovician Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.