Hill forts · Yorkshire & the Humber
Slack Roman fort
In or near Ripponden.
Slack Roman fort — archaeological site in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
Colin Pyle — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Slaithwaite · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Slack Roman fort, the nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, located 3.3 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is HD3 3FG.
About
Slack Roman fort is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6537°, -1.8733°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Slack Roman Fort was a castellum near Outlane, to the west of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Its site is a scheduled monument. The ruins of the fort which lay alongside the Pennine section of the Roman road from Deva Victrix (Chester) to Eboracum (York) are no longer visible. The fort may have been the Cambodunum mentioned as a station on this route in the Antonine Itinerary. Archaeological digs indicate the fort was constructed of turf and wood to defend the Roman road in the time of Agricola in AD 79. Outside the fort walls was a stone bath-house which was extended around AD 104 and AD 120. A vicus or small settlement of wooden huts grew outside the fort. In December 2016, a retired professor from Bangor University, Peter Field, hypothesised that the fort's site was a potential location for the mythical Camelot.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.6537, -1.8733
- District
- Kirklees
- Parish
- Kirklees, unparished area
- Postcode
- HD3 3FG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colne Valley
- Nearest railway station
- Slaithwaite — 3.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15278153 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Slack Roman Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Slack Roman fort?
- Slack Roman fort is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HD3 3FG), in the parish of Kirklees, unparished area.
- What is Slack Roman fort?
- Slack Roman fort — archaeological site in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Slack Roman fort?
- The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode HD3 3FG.
- Is Slack Roman fort a listed building?
- Slack Roman fort is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Slack Roman fort a protected site?
- Yes — Slack Roman fort is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Slack Roman fort free to visit?
- Yes, Slack Roman fort is free to enter.
- How do I get to Slack Roman fort?
- The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HD3 3FG.