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Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

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Pleiades ID: nhle-12971

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Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a Roman site site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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What is Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast?

Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast is a Roman site site recorded in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a site site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast?

Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast 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.

What other Roman sites are near Wolsty South tower 13b, 200m WNW of New House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (0.5 km), Prehistoric enclosure and hut circle, a Romano-British enclosure, and a Romano-British farmstead and associated field system north of Wolsty Hall (1.4 km), B(r)ibra? (1.5 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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Other Roman sites in this area

Wolsty North tower 13a, 500m south west of Wolsty Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

Site0.5 km

Prehistoric enclosure and hut circle, a Romano-British enclosure, and a Romano-British farmstead and associated field system north of Wolsty Hall

Site1.4 km

B(r)ibra?

Fort1.5 km

Silloth Golf Course tower 12b, 410m north west of Heatherbank, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

Site1.5 km

Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields

Fortlet1.8 km

Silloth Golf Course tower 12a, 670m WNW of Blitterlees Farm, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

Site2.1 km

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Nearby scheduled monuments

Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House

2.3 km

Enclosure 105m SE of Old Mawbray

3.8 km

Enclosure 130m SSE of Old Mawbray

4.3 km

Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

4.4 km

Enclosure 125m SE of Old Mawbray

4.8 km

Dubmill Point milefortlet 17, 560m WNW of Hill House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast

4.9 km

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