Also known as Burwen Castle, this site in North Yorkshire has produced evidence for a succession of two superimposed Roman forts. One or both of them are probably to be identified with the name Olenacum, preserved in ancient sources.
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Also known as Burwen Castle, this site in North Yorkshire has produced evidence for a succession of two superimposed Roman forts. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.
Elslack Roman Fort 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.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Kirk Sink (4.4 km), Bomber Camp Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosure (8.4 km), Beadle Hill Romano-British farmstead (15.7 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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