Roman Britain*Camboglanna
Roman Fort · Military

*Camboglanna

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 89133
Site type
Fort
Category
Military
Latitude
54.9638
Longitude
-2.7638
Overview

History & context

A Roman fort of Hadrian's Wall, located between Banna (Birdoswald) to the east and Uxelodunum (Stanwix) to the west. It lies approximately 11 km west of Birdoswald and commands the Cambeck Valley.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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Questions & answers

What is *Camboglanna?

A Roman fort of Hadrian's Wall, located between Banna (Birdoswald) to the east and Uxelodunum (Stanwix) to the west. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is *Camboglanna?

*Camboglanna is classified as a Roman fort — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near *Camboglanna?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including The Roman bath house to the north east of Castlesteads Roman fort in wall mile 56 (0.2 km), Milecastle 57 (Cambeckhill) (0.4 km), Turret 56B (Cambeck) (0.4 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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