🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Silloth Golf Course Tower 12a, Roman coastal fortification on the Cumbrian coast
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (designated 1987, component of transnational Roman frontier system)
- Located 670 metres west-northwest of Blitterlees Farm, Silloth, Cumbria, England
- Roman coastal observation and signalling tower, part of northern Britain's frontier defences
- Integrated into broader defensive network including Hadrian's Wall to the east and forts along the Solway Firth
Silloth Golf Course Tower 12a is a Roman coastal fortification located on the Cumbrian coast near Silloth, England. It forms part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the extensive military and defensive systems constructed to protect and control the boundaries of the Roman Empire. This particular tower served as an observation and signalling point within a network of fortifications that stretched across northern Britain during the Roman occupation ...