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Cardurnock Milefortlet (Mf 5), Cumbrian Coast, Northwest England


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  • Designated Mf 5, one of a chain of Roman milefortlets along the Cumbrian coast
  • Constructed in the 2nd century AD as part of the wider Roman frontier system
  • Located near the Solway Firth, a strategic tidal estuary on the England-Scotland border
  • Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 alongside Hadrian's Wall and other Roman frontier defenses

Cardurnock Milefortlet (Mf 5) is a Roman coastal fortification situated on the Cumbrian coast of northwest England, near ...

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