🛡️ Skinburness Milefortlet 9
Roman coastal fortification on the Solway Firth, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Cumbrian coast, northern England, overlooking the Solway Firth
- Period: 2nd century CE (milefortlet); earlier Roman camp of unknown precise date
- Status: UNESCO World Heritage Site component; fragmentary earthwork remains visible
- Function: Coastal surveillance and control point, linked to Hadrian's Wall system
Skinburness milefortlet 9 stands on the windswept Cumbrian shoreline as a modest but strategically significant component of the ...