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Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: nhle-5343
Site type
Fortlet
Category
Military
Latitude
54.8234
Longitude
-3.4219
Overview

History & context

Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields is a Roman fortlet site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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What is Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields?

Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields is a Roman fortlet site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fortlet site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields?

Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields is classified as a Roman fortlet — 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.

What other Roman sites are near Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including B(r)ibra? (0.4 km), Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (0.6 km), Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House (0.7 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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Nearby

Other Roman sites in this area

B(r)ibra?
Fort0.4 km
Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Site0.6 km
Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House
Site0.7 km
Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Site1.8 km
Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
Site2.4 km
Coastal Tower 16b (Old Mawbray)
Watch Tower2.6 km
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Heritage

Nearby scheduled monuments

Settlement SW of Mealo Hill House
7.2 km
Low Mire (milefortlet 20) 50m north of Heather Bank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
7.5 km
Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, 460m south west of Blue Dial, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
8.3 km
Small multivallate hillfort on Swarthy Hill
8.4 km
Allonby saltpan
8.6 km
Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
8.7 km
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