North Stainmore Roman Signal Station
Signal Station
This suspected Roman signal-station lies on the line of the Roman road (Margary #82) through the upper Eden Valley in Westmorland (Cumbria), just south of the village of North Stainmore. The suspect site, like other such stations in the same scheme further west at Appleby in Westmorland and Castrigg, is of the ‘Gask Ridge’ type, with a signal platform surrounded by a circular defensive ditch; there is a gap in these defences to the south, which implies that the Roman road through the area lay in this direction, taking a much steeper path than the modern A66(T).
References for North Stainmore
- Roman Roads in Britain : Volume II North of the Foss Way – Bristol Channel by Ivan D. Margary (London 1957);
- Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) pp.52-65;
Map References for North Stainmore
NGRef: NY8314 OSMap: LR91
Roman Roads near North Stainmore
W (2) to Verteris (Brough-under-Stainmore, Cumbria) E (11) to Lavatris
Sites near North Stainmore Roman Signal Station
- Brough (Verteris) Roman Fort (4 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) - Rey Cross (Bowes) Marching Camp (7 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Warcop Temporary Camp (9 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Bowes Moor Camp (10 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Appleby In Westmorland Roman Signal Station (14 km)
Signal Station - Bowes (Lavatris) Roman Fort (16 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) and Temple Or Shrine - Bowes Temporary Camp (17 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Castrigg Signal Station and fortlett (17 km)
Fortlet and Signal Station - Scargill Moor Temples (17 km)
Temple Or Shrine - Crackenthorpe Temporary Fort (20 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp