🛡️ Mawbray Sandpit Tower 16b
Roman coastal watchtower on the Cumbrian frontier, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Frontiers of the Roman Empire
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: 680 metres west-south-west of Hailforth, Cumbria, England (54.801347, -3.435228)
- Period: Roman Britain, 2nd century CE
- Status: UNESCO World Heritage Site component; subsurface remains
- Function: Coastal surveillance and communication post along the Solway Firth frontier
Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b stands as a buried archaeological site on the Cumbrian coast, representing a modest but ...