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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), Cumbrian coast


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 07:41

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  • Roman coastal milefortlet dating to the 2nd century CE
  • Located 500 metres south-west of Bank End on the Cumbrian coast overlooking the Irish Sea
  • Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 1987
  • Survives as earthwork remains including perimeter ditch and internal platform

Sea Brows milefortlet 23 stands on a bluff overlooking the Irish Sea as one of the coastal fortifications ...

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