Coastal Tower 16b, part of the Hadrian's Wall Coastal defences
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Coastal Tower 16b, part of the Hadrian's Wall Coastal defences It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a watch tower site from the Roman period in Britain.
Coastal Tower 16b (Old Mawbray) is classified as a Roman watch tower — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Dubmill Point milefortlet 17, 560m WNW of Hill House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (0.5 km), Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (1.9 km), Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House (2.1 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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