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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Milefortlet 1 and coastal defences on the Cumbrian coast


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  • Milefortlet 1 of the seaward extension of Hadrian's Wall system in north-west England
  • Located near the Cumbrian coast with views toward the Solway Firth
  • Part of the UNESCO-inscribed Frontiers of the Roman Empire, inscribed 1987
  • Occupied from the early second century CE onward during the active life of Hadrian's frontier

Biglands House, known as milefortlet 1, stands near the Cumbrian coast in north-west England as part of the ...

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