🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Swarthy Hill North tower 20b, Cumbrian coastal defence post
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987
- Coastal tower built during the 1st–2nd centuries CE as part of Roman Britain's western frontier
- Located 460 metres south-west of Blue Dial on the Cumbrian coast, England
- Now survives as buried remains and low structural traces; protected as part of the broader World Heritage designation
Swarthy Hill North tower 20b is a small Roman coastal fortification situated on the Cumbrian coast near the ...