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Roman Fortlets in Britain

Roman fortlets in Britain — small garrison posts between major forts, many associated with Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall.

119 sites — individual pages for each

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Fortlets in Roman Britain

Fortlets — smaller than auxiliary forts but larger than milecastles — provided intermediate garrison points across Britain's military landscape. They were particularly common along the Hadrianic and Antonine frontier systems, filling the gaps between major forts and serving as patrol bases, supply points and accommodation for soldiers maintaining the roads and barriers.

All 119 fortlet sites recorded in Britain are listed below, each with its own dedicated page covering historical context, significance, nearby Roman sites, scheduled monuments and Domesday Book cross-references.

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119 Fortlet sites in Britain

Blitterlees (milefortlet 12), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Boothby Roman fort
Brownhart Law
Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Castle Greg
Cleddans
Dubmill Point milefortlet 17, 560m WNW of Hill House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Durisdeer
Gatehouse-of-Fleet
Haltwhistle Burn 1 Roman temporary camp, fortlet and section of the Stanegate
Haltwhistle Burn Roman Fortlet and Camp
Herd Hill (milefortlet 4) and associated parallel banks and ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Hinxworth Roman fortlet
Kaims Castle
Kinneil
Kirkland
Lantonside
Low Mire (milefortlet 20) 50m north of Heather Bank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Lurg Moor
Martinhoe
Milecastle 1 (Stott's Pow)
Milecastle 10 (Walbottle Dene)
Milecastle 11 (Throckley Bank Top)
Milecastle 12 (Heddon)
Milecastle 13 (Rudchester Burn)
Milecastle 14 (March Burn)
Milecastle 15 (Whitchester)
Milecastle 16 (Harlow Hill)
Milecastle 17 (Welton)
Milecastle 18 (East Wallhouses)
Milecastle 19 (Matfen Piers)
Milecastle 2 (Walker)
Milecastle 20 (Halton Shields)
Milecastle 21 (Down Hill)
Milecastle 22 (Portgate)
Milecastle 23 (Stanley)
Milecastle 24 (Wall Fell)
Milecastle 25 (Codlawhill)
Milecastle 26 (Planetrees)
Milecastle 27 (Low Brunton)
Milecastle 28 (Walwick)
Milecastle 29 (Tower Tye)
Milecastle 3 (Ouseburn)
Milecastle 30 (Limestone Corner)
Milecastle 31 (Carrowburgh)
Milecastle 32 (Carraw)
Milecastle 33 (Shield-on-the-Wall)
Milecastle 34 (Grindon)
Milecastle 36 (King's Hill)
Milecastle 37 (Housesteads)
Milecastle 38 (Hotbank)
Milecastle 4
Milecastle 4 (Westgate Road)
Milecastle 40 (Winshields)
Milecastle 41 (Melkridge)
Milecastle 43
Milecastle 44 (Allolee)
Milecastle 45 (Walltown)
Milecastle 47 (Chapel House)
Milecastle 48 (Poltross Burn)
Milecastle 49 (Harrow's Scar)
Milecastle 5 (Quarry House)
Milecastle 50 (High House)
Milecastle 50 (Turf Wall) (High House)
Milecastle 51 (Wall Bowers)
Milecastle 52 (Bankshead)
Milecastle 53 (Banks Burn)
Milecastle 54 (Randylands)
Milecastle 55 (Low Wall)
Milecastle 56 (Walton)
Milecastle 57 (Cambeckhill)
Milecastle 58 (Newtown)
Milecastle 59 (Old Wall)
Milecastle 6 (Benwell Grove)
Milecastle 60 (High Strand)
Milecastle 61 (Wallhead)
Milecastle 62 (Walby East)
Milecastle 63 (Walby West)
Milecastle 64 (Drawdykes)
Milecastle 65 (Tarraby)
Milecastle 66 (Stanwix Bank)
Milecastle 67 (Stainton)
Milecastle 68 (Boomby Gill)
Milecastle 69 (Sourmilk Bridge)
Milecastle 7 (Benwell Bank)
Milecastle 70 (Braelees)
Milecastle 71 (Wormanby)
Milecastle 72 (Fauld Farm)
Milecastle 73 (Dykesfield)
Milecastle 74 (Burgh Marsh)
Milecastle 75 (Easton)
Milecastle 76 (Drumburgh)
Milecastle 77 (Raven Bank)
Milecastle 78 (Kirkland)
Milecastle 79 (Solway House)
Milecastle 8 (West Denton)
Milecastle 80
Milecastle 9 (Chapel House)
Milefortlet 1 (Biglands House)
Murder Loch
Okehampton Roman fort, fortlet and associated enclosures
Old Burrow
Oxton
Pasture House (milefortlet 3), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Pentrich
Redshaw Burn
Restormel
Roman fortlet 320m east of Highstones
Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields
Roman fortlet at Salkeld Gate
Roman fortlet, 200m SSE of Castrigg
Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Seabegs Wood
Skinburness
Swarthy Hill
Throp Roman fortlet
Tocherknowe
Wandel
Wilderness Plantation Roman fortlet
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