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Whitley Castle Roman fort is a first and second century AD military installation situated on the Stanegate road in Northumberland, strategically positioned to control movement across the Pennines. The fort, known as Coria in the Roman period, occupies a commanding hillside position and displays exceptionally well-preserved defensive earthworks, including multiple ditches cut into the steep terrain. The associated vicus or civilian settlement developed to the south of the fort, serving the military garrison and facilitating trade along this important frontier route. The site represents a significant example of Roman military infrastructure from the early Imperial period and remains one of the most substantially preserved forts of its type on the Stanegate road.
Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006621. View the official record →
Whitley Castle Roman fort is a first and second century AD military installation situated on the Stanegate road in Northumberland, strategically positioned to control movement across the Pennines. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006621.
Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook 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 1006621.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley Castle (0.7 km), Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge (2.9 km), Rotherhopefell lead and fluorspar mines and ore works (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook'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.
Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.