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Lavatrae Roman Fort


Map showing the Scheduled Monument area for Lavatrae Roman Fort

Lavatrae was a Roman auxiliary fort situated by the River Greta, located in modern-day Bowes in County Durham. It was on the Roman road which connected Luguvalium (Carlisle) to Eboracum (York), and guarded the road through this section of the Pennines. The fort was initially built with timber ramparts around AD 70-80 under Governor Petilius Cerealis, it was rebuilt in stone in the 130s, likely during Hadrian's reign. The site was later reused for the construction of Bowes Castle in the 12th century, which was built inside the southern corner of the old Roman fort. Today, the site is visible as earthworks, including a surviving scarp up to 2.9 meters high. Lavatrae is a Scheduled Monument.

Bowes Roman Period (43 to 409 AD) Historic Buildings and Monuments in Bowes Civil Parish
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List number: 1002316
County: County Durham
Wikipedia: Lavatrae

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