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Whitley Castle (aka Epiacum) is a large, lozenge-shaped Roman fort in Northumberland. It is located two miles north-west of Alston at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. It is one of the most isolated Roman sites in Britain, which may help to explain both why it remains largely unexcavated as of late and why so much of it has survived. The castle has numerous banks and ditches ringing the stone ramparts making it among the most complex defensive earthworks of any fort known in the Roman Empire. The fort remains lie under the grass and covers about four acres. It is within the council area of Northumberland. More...
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006621.
Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 54.832069,-2.4760489
Grid Reference: NY 6951 4868
Civil Parish: Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh CP
Council Area: Northumberland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 305569
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Whitley_Castle,_Northumberland_305569
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The 'Maiden Way' road connected Whitley Castle to the fort of Magnae (Carvoran) on Hadrian's Wall to the north, and the fort of Bravoniacum (Kirkby Thore) on the Carlisle-York road to the south. The castrum, which was first built by the Roman Army early in the 2nd century AD, was partly demolished and rebuilt around AD 200. It appears to have been sited to protect lead mining in the area as well as to support the border defences of Hadrian's Wall.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006621.
Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 54.832069,-2.4760489
Grid Reference: NY 6951 4868
Civil Parish: Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh CP
Council Area: Northumberland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 305569
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Whitley_Castle,_Northumberland_305569
Peruse Northumberland on WikishireThe 'Maiden Way' road connected Whitley Castle to the fort of Magnae (Carvoran) on Hadrian's Wall to the north, and the fort of Bravoniacum (Kirkby Thore) on the Carlisle-York road to the south. The castrum, which was first built by the Roman Army early in the 2nd century AD, was partly demolished and rebuilt around AD 200. It appears to have been sited to protect lead mining in the area as well as to support the border defences of Hadrian's Wall.