🛡️ Herd Hill North (Tower 3b)
Roman coastal defence tower on the Cumbrian shore, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site component, inscribed 1987
- Second-century CE Roman tower, part of Hadrian's Wall coastal system
- Located 175 metres north-east of the sheep wash at Herd Hill, near Solway Firth
- Stone foundational remains survive; upper walls and superstructure no longer extant
Herd Hill North (tower 3b) is a ruined Roman coastal defence tower positioned along the Cumbrian shore near ...