Ravenglass Roman Bath House, Ravenglass, Cumbria

These are the remains of a Roman bath house that was associated with a nearby Roman fort. The first known reference to it is in about 1610 when it is described as an old castle of the Pennington family. It was only thought to be Roman in 1876. This thought was confirmed by an excavation in 1881. These excavations showed that the building had originally been much bigger. The coins and pottery found date from the 2nd to the 4th century AD. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010). Find out more

Location

Cumbria Ravenglass

Period

Roman (43 - 409)

Tags

english heritage bath archaeology remains ruin