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Watchclose Roman temporary camp

England
List entry 1010610
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010610
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.25 hectares
Grid reference
NY 47580 60192
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Watchclose Roman temporary camp is a first-century Roman military enclosure located in Cumberland in the north-west of England. The site dates to the period of Roman military campaigns in Britain, likely associated with the advance northwards during the first century AD. The camp is identified by characteristic defensive earthworks including a ditch and rampart system typical of Roman temporary marching camps constructed during expeditionary operations. Its position in the Cumbrian landscape reflects the strategic importance of controlling routes through the Lake District region during the Roman occupation of Britain.

Watchclose Roman temporary camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010610. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Watchclose Roman temporary camp?

Watchclose Roman temporary camp is a first-century Roman military enclosure located in Cumberland in the north-west of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010610.

Who is responsible for protecting Watchclose Roman temporary camp?

Watchclose Roman temporary camp 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 1010610.

What other scheduled monuments are near Watchclose Roman temporary camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps (1.9 km), The Stangate at Crosby Lodge (2.3 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62. (3 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moss Side 1 and 2 Roman temporary camps
1.9 km
The Stangate at Crosby Lodge
2.3 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.
3 km
Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church
3.8 km
Castle Hill
3.9 km
Bowl barrow 710m south east of Old Church
3.9 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Birky Lane at Walby and the east side of the M6 in wall miles 62 and 63
4.8 km
Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Watchclose Roman temporary camp

Watchclose Roman temporary camp stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Watchclose Roman temporary camp

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~22.1 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~7.5 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~10.6 miles
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