🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Herd Hill (milefortlet 4) and associated parallel banks and ditches, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
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- Located on the Cumbrian coast in northwest England as part of Roman coastal frontier defences
- One of several milefortlets (small fortified positions) positioned at regular intervals along the shoreline
- Constructed during the 2nd century CE as part of the Roman occupation of Britain
- Inscribed as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site (1987)
Herd Hill, designated milefortlet 4, is a Roman coastal fortification on the Cumbrian coast that exemplifies the smaller ...