Milefortlet 9, Skinburness
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Milefortlet 9, Skinburness It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fortlet site from the Roman period in Britain.
Skinburness 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.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Palisade ditches, part of Roman frontier defences along Cumbrian coast, Roman camp & road and part of Romano-British field system, 250m north of Silloth Farm (2.6 km), Hadrian's Wall (Cumbrian Coast) (2.6 km), Blitterlees (milefortlet 12), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (4.4 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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