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Wolsty North tower 13a is a Roman defensive tower forming part of the coastal fortification system that extended along the Cumbrian coast during the later Roman occupation of Britain. Located approximately 500 metres south-west of Wolsty Farm in Cumberland, the tower represents a key element of the frontier infrastructure designed to protect the northwestern frontier during the later imperial period. The tower survives as an earthwork monument and contributes to the archaeological evidence for Roman coastal defence strategy in this region, though substantial structural remains are no longer visible above ground.
Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014806. View the official record →
Wolsty North tower 13a is a Roman defensive tower forming part of the coastal fortification system that extended along the Cumbrian coast during the later Roman occupation of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014806.
Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast 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 1014806.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields (2.4 km), Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House (2.9 km), Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast'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.
Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.