🏛️ Lewis 240
Roman fort site in Lancashire
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Ribchester, Lancashire, England
- Period: Roman Britain (1st–2nd century CE)
- Type: Auxiliary fort and archaeological site
- Current status: Scheduled Ancient Monument
Lewis 240 is a Roman fort site located in Lancashire, northwestern England, in the region of the former Roman province of Britannia. The site sits within the broader Roman military landscape of the North West, part of the fortified frontier system established during the first and second centuries CE. The designation "Lewis 240" reflects its cataloguing within archaeological records of Roman Britain. Today, the site exists primarily as subsurface archaeological remains, with limited visible ...