StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Ravenglass Roman Bathhouse

The ground surface is rather higher than it would have been in Roman times. This little arch is the tip of the heating flues from the furnace. Again, traces of the render are visible.

Bathhouse as viewed from the northern side (and the private road used for access). The fort is further to the right.

Looking at the bathhouse from the eastern side. The substantial nature of the building is apparent. Also visible is the remains of rendering - the greyish and red areas. The local red sandstone is the building material. The area nearest to this side of the right hand wall contains the buried remains of a hypocaust.

The buttresses on the right here would provide extra strength to the already substantial wall, probably indicating that this area had a heavy arched or domed tile roof.

Inside the room considered to be the changing rooms, with areas of coloured rendering, The niches may have contained ritual features or statues. Note - the walls, some 13ft (4m) in height and of considerable thickness.

Plan of the visible walls, and features found during excavations. This includes an area of hypocaust.

Map and information showing the Ravenglass Bathhouse and Roman Fort. The former is a remarkable survivor but the latter has been bisected by the standard gauge Cumbrian Coast railway and the western side has been eroded by the Irish Sea. The bathhouse is to the north-east of the fort (which is on private land) and is an easy walk along a private road from the village.