- 72 AD Fort built of timber and the dating of trees confirms the date
- 105 AD fort dismantled
- 140 AD demolished
- 204 AD new stone fort built
Visit Carlisle
Explore Roman Carlisle around the castle and Tullie area. The buried town fort is distinct from Stanwix on the other side of the River Eden.
Carlisle at a glance
| Occupation | A timber fort was founded around AD 72–73, with repeated rebuilding and later Roman occupation. |
| Garrison | Garrisons changed over time; Carlisle’s town fort must be distinguished from the separate cavalry fort at Stanwix. |
| Size | Successive fort layouts occupied different areas; a single area for all periods would be misleading. |
| Troop estimate | No secure numerical estimate is established here. Fort area alone cannot determine the number present. |
Inscriptions
Inscriptions from Carlisle need to be assigned to their findspots and phases; material from Stanwix should not automatically be attributed to the fort at Carlisle.
References
Carlisle Roman Fort Tynedale Hadrian’s Wall Group
