Voreda Roman Fort

Voreda Roman Fort is an archaeological site in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Voreda Roman Fort is situated nearby to the forest Robinsonhouse Wood, as well as near Pyeing Plantation.

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Roman fort in Hesket, Eden, England, UK
Also known as: “Old Penrith, Plumpton Wall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saints Church and Church of St James.

All Saints Church

Church

Photo: Hannah Bentley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Voreda Roman Fort.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 2½ miles southwest of Voreda Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plumpton and Calthwaite.

Plumpton

Village

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plumpton or Plumpton Wall is a small village and former civil parish, in the parish of Hesket, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the traditional and historic county of Cumberland but now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.

Calthwaite

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Calthwaite is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, situated between the small market town of Penrith and the larger city of Carlisle. It is within of the civil parish of Hesket and the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, but historically part of the traditional county of Cumberland. Calthwaite is situated 2 miles northwest of Voreda Roman Fort.