Hardknott (Mediobogdum) Roman Fort – Quick Facts

Where

Hardknott Pass, Cumbria Map & Website

When

• Built in the early 2nd Century AD during Hadrian’s reign.
• Abandoned briefly and re-occupied in the late 2nd Century.
• Garrisoned by the Fourth Cohort of Dalmatians (500 infantry cohort).

What Remains

• Fort Walls– the walls undulate up and down with the hilly terrain.
• Headquarter Building – takes center stage in the middle of the fort.
• Commanding Officer’s House– One range of rooms and outer wall of a second survive.
• Granaries – 2 granary buildings.
• Bath House – 3 adjoining rooms (frigidarium, tepidarium and caldarium), and an unusual circular building called the laconicum which was a type of sauna.
• Parade Grounds– Rare survival of the parade grounds are uphill from the fort.