This is a Roman milestone located in the upper Eden Valley of Cumbria, north-west of Spitals farm, situated near the line of the Roman road running from Brougham (Brocavum) southwards over Stainmore towards Bowes (Lavatrae) and the Yorkshire forts, or alternatively associated with the road network linking Brougham to Kirkby Thore (Bravoniacum). Such milestones in northern Britain typically date from the late 2nd to 4th centuries AD, with surviving examples often bearing dedications to specific emperors.
Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →
Milestones along this stretch of road marked the strategic military supply route across the Pennines connecting the forts of the Eden Valley with the trans-Pennine network, and served both practical wayfinding and imperial propaganda functions through their emperor-dedicated inscriptions. They are among the most direct surviving evidence of imperial road maintenance in the northern frontier zone.
This is a Roman milestone located in the upper Eden Valley of Cumbria, north-west of Spitals farm, situated near the line of the Roman road running from Brougham (Brocavum) southwards over Stainmore towards Bowes (Lavatrae) and the Yorkshire forts, or alternatively associated with the road network linking Brougham to Kirkby Thore (Bravoniacum). It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a site site from the Roman period in Britain.
Roman milestone, 180m north west of Spitals is classified as a Roman site — a civilian 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 Kirkby Thore Roman Fort and Associated Vicus (1.6 km), Brav(o)niacum (2 km), Romano-British farmstead and a length of Roman road 800m south of Winderwath (3 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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