Roman signal station at Vale House, Bowes Moor

This is a small Roman (AD43 to 410) signal station. It was one of a group of similar sites forming a chain between Bowes and Brough. The site is an oval enclosure marked by a slight earth bank. It would probably originally have contained a wooden tower. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law.

Reference number:

D2510

Historical period:

Roman (43 to 410)
Uncertain

Legal status:

Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1016464

Event(s):

Roman Military North Project 1971 - 1985; Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England

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