Roman Fort

Roman Fort is an archaeological site in Crackenthorpe, Westmorland and Furness, England. Roman Fort is situated nearby to the peak Howebutts Hill, as well as near the forest Chapel Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Appleby railway station and St Lawrence’s Church.

Appleby railway station

Railway station

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Appleby is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 30 miles 60 chains south-east of Carlisle, serves the market town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England. Appleby railway station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Roman Fort.

St Lawrence’s Church

Church

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Lawrence's Church is in Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Appleby, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Lawrence’s Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Roman Fort.

Appleby Grammar School

School

Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Appleby Grammar School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form in Appleby-in-Westmorland for students aged 11 to 18. Since 2011, it has been an Academy. Until 2013, the school was a registered charity. Appleby Grammar School is situated 1 mile southeast of Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brampton and Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Brampton

Village

Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brampton is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Before 1974 it was in the county of Westmorland; the nearest town is Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Appleby-in-Westmorland

Photo: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0.

Appleby-in-Westmorland is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous today for the annual Horse Fair in June but is quietly picturesque for the rest of the year.

Dufton

Village

Photo: Sara Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dufton is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it lies in the Eden Valley and below Great Dun Fell. It is mostly around 180m above sea level. Dufton is situated 2 miles northeast of Roman Fort.

Roman Fort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Crackenthorpe, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.59359° or 54° 35′ 37″ north

Longitude

-2.50491° or 2° 30′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C6VHFVW+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 540418177

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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