© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Written Rock of Gelt is a Roman quarry site located near Brampton in Cumberland, England, notable for its inscribed rock face bearing Latin inscriptions left by Roman soldiers and workers. The site dates to the Roman occupation of Britain, with the visible inscriptions recording names and units of those engaged in stone extraction, likely during the second and third centuries AD. The inscriptions were carved into the sandstone quarry face and represent valuable evidence of Roman military organisation and labour practices in the frontier region of northern Britain. The site remains significant as one of the few surviving examples of Roman quarry work with contemporary inscriptions intact on the monument itself.
Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014582. View the official record →
Written Rock of Gelt is a Roman quarry site located near Brampton in Cumberland, England, notable for its inscribed rock face bearing Latin inscriptions left by Roman soldiers and workers. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014582.
Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions 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 1014582.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pigeon Clint Written Rock: Roman quarry inscription (1 km), Castle Hill (2.1 km), Bowl barrow 760m SSE of Old Church (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions'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.
Written Rock of Gelt: Roman quarry inscriptions stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.